The opinion
USCA1 Opinion
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 97-1914
GENE SCHOFIELD,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
JAMES BROWN, ETC., ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. George A. O'Toole, Jr., U.S. District Judge] ___________________
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Before
Torruella, Chief Judge, ___________
Stahl and Lynch, Circuit Judges. ______________
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Gene Schofield on brief pro se. ______________
Ann Pauly, Richmond, Pauly & Ault and Leon Friedman on brief for _________ _______________________ _____________
appellees James Brown and Polygram Records, Inc.
Leonard L. Lewin, Michael N. Sheetz, and Gadsby & Hannah on _________________ __________________ ________________
brief for appellees Dynatone Publishing Co. and Rightsong Music, Inc.
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February 5, 1998
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Per Curiam. This is an appeal from a summary judgment __________
dismissing appellant's claims of copyright infringement.
Reviewing the judgment de novo, in light of the briefs and __ ____
the record, we agree with the district court's analysis and
affirm substantially for the reasons set forth in that
court's Memorandum and Order of June 11, 1997. See Loc. R. ___
27.1. We also see no abuse of discretion in the court's
alternative ruling on the defense of laches, nor in the
multiple procedural rulings which appellant assigns as errors
on appeal.
Affirmed. ________
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