Thaler v. Perlmutter, Order (Dkt. 23)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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STEVEN THALER,
SHIRA PERLMUTTER, Register of Copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office, et al.
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Civil Action No. 22-1564 (BAH)
Judge Beryl A. Howell |
ORDER
Upon consideration of plaintiff Stephen Thaler’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 16, defendants Shira Perlmutter’s and the United States Copyright Office’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 17, the legal memoranda submitted in support and in opposition, and the entire record herein, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby—
ORDERED that, plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 16, is DENIED; it is further
ORDERED that defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 17, is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case.
SO ORDERED.
This is a final and appealable Order.
Date: August 18, 2023
A personal signature appears here
BERYL A. HOWELL
United States District Judge
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