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HOOKER v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 82 C 2074.

551 F.Supp. 1060 (1982)

T.J. HOOKER, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation, Spelling-Goldberg Productions, a partnership or a corporation, and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., a corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

December 6, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Newbury, Mark V.B. Partridge, Pattishall, McAuliffe & Hofstetter, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff, T.J. Hooker.

Lawrence Gunnels, James H. Alesia, Charles J. Sennet, Reuben & Proctor, Chicago, Ill., defendants, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and Spelling-Goldberg Productions.

Anton R. Valukas, Carol R. Thigpen, Gail A. Niemann, C. John Koch, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for defendant, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KOCORAS, District Judge:

Plaintiff is a professional woodcarver from Woodstock, Illinois. Examining the host of exhibits appended to the affidavit which he has submitted, it appears that while plaintiff does carve other birds, he specializes in ducks. Plaintiff's ducks are of the highest quality. Some of them are described as "exquisite" and sell for a great deal of money. Plaintiff's Affidavit, Exhibits 1, 4. Plaintiff's name is T.J....

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