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FRANCESCATTI v. GERMANOTTA

No. 11 CV 5270.

REBECCA FRANCESCATTI, Plaintiff, v. STEFANI JOANNE GERMANOTTA p/k/a LADY GAGA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

June 17, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Francescatti, an individual, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher William Niro, Niro, Haller & Niro, Ltd., William Luciano Niro, Niro, Haller & Niro, Ltd. & Ashley Elizabeth LaValley, Niro, Haller & Niro.

Stefani Joanne Germanotta, Defendant, represented by Alexander Kaplan, Proskauer Rose LLp, Charles B Ortner, Proskauer Rose Llp, Sandra A. Crawshaw-sparks, Proskauer Rose Llp & Steven Ross Gilford, Proskauer Rose LLP.

Interscope Records, Defendant, represented by Andrew H. Bart, Jenner & Block, LLP & Christopher B. Lay, Jenner & Block LLP.

Universal Music Group, Inc., Defendant, represented by Andrew H. Bart, Jenner & Block, LLP & Christopher B. Lay, Jenner & Block LLP.

DJ White Shadow, LLC, Defendant, represented by Elvis D Gonzalez, Elvis D. Gonzalez, Ltd..

Brian Joseph Gaynor, an individual, Defendant, represented by Bryan Eliot Curry, Bullaro & Carton, P.C. & John Joseph Bullaro, Jr., Bullaro & Carton, Chartered.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MARVIN E. ASPEN, District Judge.

Presently before us is a motion for summary judgment filed by Defendants Stephani Joanne Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga ("Gaga"), Interscope Records, Universal Music Group, Inc. ("UMG"), DJ White Shadow, LLC ("DJWS, LLC"), and Brian Joseph Gaynor ("Gaynor"). Defendants contend that Plaintiff Rebecca Francescatti's ("Francescatti") music copyright infringement case should be dismissed because she cannot...

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