SOUTHGATE v. UNITED STATES LLC IAC AB 10 000 (2018)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Jeremy C. SOUTHGATE, d/b/a Sound Spark Studios, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Barack H. Obama; Allison D. Burroughs; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alphabet Inc., a/k/a Google; Lyor Cohen; Warner Music Group Corp.; Time Warner Inc.; Theory Entertainment, LLC; IAC/InterActiveCorp; Interactivecorporation; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.; International Business Machines Corporation; Spotify AB; Starbucks Corporation; Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation; Soundspark, Inc.; Does 1 - 10,000, Defendants - Appellees.

No. 18-1664

Decided: December 07, 2018

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, FLOYD, Circuit Judge, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Jeremy C. Southgate, Appellant Pro Se. Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia; Matthew Sheldon, GOODWIN PROCTER, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Wendy Cohen McGraw, HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH, LLP, Norfolk, Virginia; Seth Abram Schaeffer, MCGUIREWOODS, LLP, Richmond, Virginia; Craig Crandall Reilly, Alexandria, Virginia; Brian Hunt Rowe, Washington, D.C., Christopher Tayback, QUINN, EMANUEL, URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Los Angeles, California; Christopher Emrich Ondeck, PROSKAUER ROSE, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Steven F. Barley, Marc Andrew Marinaccio, Baltimore, Maryland, Jon M. Talotta, HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, McLean, Virginia; Patrick John Curran, Jr., Daniel Peter Reing, DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Joseph S. Cianfrani, David G. Jankowski, KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR, LLP, Irvine, California; David G. Barger, GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, McLean, Virginia, for Appellees.