Case Name: Todd OUELLETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-22
Citations: 671 F. App'x 972
Docket Number: No. 12-35426
Parties: Todd OUELLETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 972–973

Head Matter:
Todd OUELLETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VIACOM INTERNATIONAL, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-35426
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 14, 2016
Filed December 22, 2016
Todd Ouellette, Pro Se
Shane Anthony Vannatta, Attorney, Worden Thane, P.C., Missoula, MT, Scott Wilkens, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Todd Ouellette appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his action under the Digital Millennium .Copyright Act arising from Viacom's alleged misrepresentation that Ouellette infringed its copyrighted materials. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), Fajardo v. County of Los Angeles, 179 F.3d 698, 699 (9th Cir. 1999), and we affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Ouellette's action because Ouellette failed to allege facts sufficient to state a claim for relief under 17 U.S.G. § 612(f). See Rossi v. Motion Picture Ass'n of Am. Inc., 391 F.3d 1000, 1004-06 (9th Cir. 2004) (liability for improper infringement notifications under § 612(f) requires "a demonstration of some actual knowledge of misrepresentation on the part of the copyright owner"); Fajardo, 179 F.3d at 699 ("A judgment on the pleadings is properly granted when, taking all the allegations in the non-moving party's pleadings as true, the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law."); see also Carlson v. Reed, 249 F.3d 876, 878 n.1 (9th Cir. 2001) (rejecting as frivolous plaintiffs contention that the court improperly granted a Rule 12(c) motion before defendant completed responses to interrogatories).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Ouellette's second amended complaint without further leave to amend after concluding that Ouellette received ample notice of the pleading requirements for his claim and an opportunity to amend his pleading. See Chodos v. West Publ'g Co., 292 F.3d 992, 1003 (9th Cir. 2002) (setting forth standard of review and noting "when a district court has already granted a plaintiff leave to amend, its discretion in deciding subsequent motions to amend is particularly broad." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). We reject as unsupported by the record Ouellette's contention that the district court was required to do more to help him state a claim.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.