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Subafilms, Ltd. The Hearst Corp., Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees v. Mgm-Pathe Communications Co., Fka Mgm/ua Communications Co. And as United Artists Corporation Mgm/ua Home Video, Inc. Warner Home Video, Inc. Warner Bros. Inc., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants. Subafilms, Ltd. The Hearst Corp. v. Mgm-Pathe Communications Co., Fka Mgm/ua Communications Co. And as United Artists Corporation Mgm/ua Home Video, Inc. Warner Home Video, Inc. Warner Bros. Inc. United Artists Corporation

Citations: 31 F.3d 812; 94 Daily Journal DAR 10448; 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5710; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 19424Docket: 91-56248

Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; July 26, 1994; Federal Appellate Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

The case involves Subafilms, Ltd. and The Hearst Corporation as plaintiffs against MGM-Pathe Communications Co., MGM/UA Home Video, Inc., Warner Home Video, Inc., and Warner Bros., Inc. as defendants. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order on July 26, 1994, remanding the case to the district court for further proceedings that align with its previous en banc decision in Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communications Co., 24 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 1994). The remand indicates that the court seeks to ensure that the district court's subsequent actions are consistent with the legal conclusions reached in the earlier case.

Legal Issues Addressed

En Banc Decision as Precedential Authority

Application: The court emphasizes adherence to the legal conclusions established in its en banc decision for the district court’s future proceedings.

Reasoning: The remand indicates that the court seeks to ensure that the district court's subsequent actions are consistent with the legal conclusions reached in the earlier case.

Remand for Consistency with En Banc Decision

Application: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded the case to the district court to ensure that further proceedings align with the legal conclusions of a prior en banc decision.

Reasoning: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order on July 26, 1994, remanding the case to the district court for further proceedings that align with its previous en banc decision in Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communications Co., 24 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 1994).