No. 22-5623

Freda J. Day v. Oprah Winfrey, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights copyright-infringement discovery-stage due-process electronic-communications internet-access spoliation-of-evidence substantial-similarities summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2022-10-14
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Throughout the 21st century with a myriad of electronic communications, why shouldn't "use of the internet" be a primary determining factor for proof of access, "as it has not been suggested by the courts?

2. In summary judgment cases, if a litigant hasn't been granted due process as a constitutional right during the "discovery stage," and there exists a preponderance of evidence, why shouldn't the court hearing be remanded to that of a jury trial?

3. What should happen if any of the lower courts or superior courts fail to acknowledge "spoliation of evidence" in a federal court case as a matter of law? If there wasn't any sanction or dismissal, should the party at fault submit to a new trial?

4. How will the circuit courts decipher a way for establishing a specific 'rule of thumb' for denoting "substantial similarities" in copyright infringement cases for all courts? Notably, the guidelines in some cases are contingent upon intrinsic/extrinsic factors, and in others, the "ordinary observer test" or expression of ideas.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Use-of-the-internet-as-proof-of-access

Docket Entries

2022-10-17
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
2022-09-19
Waiver of right of respondent Oprah Winfrey, et al. to respond filed.
2022-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2022)

Attorneys

Freda Day
Freda J. Day — Petitioner
Oprah Winfrey, et al.
Joshua M. GellerGreenberg Gulusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, Respondent