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 **//Legal Questions Emerge Over Whether a Georgia Court Has Jurisdiction Over Robert Burnett// ** **//Legal Questions Emerge Over Whether a Georgia Court Has Jurisdiction Over Robert Burnett// **
  
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 +//**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap> \\ 
 +<fs smaller>//Additional reporting by Brian Hartsfield//</fs> 
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 +LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Producer [[:alec_peters|Alec Peters]] filed suit this week in Georgia state court against his former colleague [[:robert_meyer_burnett|Robert Meyer Burnett]], who once was slated to direct //Axanar//.
  
-Producer [[:alec_peters|Alec Peters]] filed suit this week in Georgia state court against his former colleague [[:robert_meyer_burnett|Robert Meyer Burnett]], who once was slated to direct //Axanar//. 
 ===== Legal Complaint ===== ===== Legal Complaint =====
  
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   * **Bad production**: Burnett was paid $5,000 to produce four ‘making of’ videos about //Axanar//. The film was never made, however.   * **Bad production**: Burnett was paid $5,000 to produce four ‘making of’ videos about //Axanar//. The film was never made, however.
   * **Bad equipment**: Peters alleges Burnett never returned $8,948 in equipment he was provided to produce the four videos.   * **Bad equipment**: Peters alleges Burnett never returned $8,948 in equipment he was provided to produce the four videos.
-  * **Bad words**: Peters claims Burnett violating a non-disclosure agreement by releasing material developed for //Axanar, //including the film’sshooting script.+  * **Bad words**: Peters claims Burnett violating a non-disclosure agreement by releasing material developed for //Axanar, //including the film’s shooting script.
   * **Bad document**: A copy of the NDA is included as exhibit A. Lawyers we’ve consulted raise doubts about the enforceability of that document, however.   * **Bad document**: A copy of the NDA is included as exhibit A. Lawyers we’ve consulted raise doubts about the enforceability of that document, however.
  
-<WRAP right round important 320px> <fs larger><wrap em>**Copy of the Legal Complaint**</wrap></fs> \\ <fs smaller>You can download a [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/gysccbsyp4fi7hl/peters v burnett filed.png?dl=0|copy here]] of the nine-page complaint (18 MB) filed by Alec Peters against Robert Meyer Burnett on February 18.</fs> </WRAP>+<WRAP right round download 320px> <fs larger><wrap em>**Copy of the Legal Complaint**</wrap></fs> \\ <fs smaller>You can download a [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/455flfcg2xye8ve/peters%20v%20burnett%20filed.pdf?dl=0|copy here]] of the nine-page complaint (18 MB) filed by Alec Peters against Robert Meyer Burnett on February 18.</fs> </WRAP>
  
   * **Bad views**: Among the released material were several behind-the-scenes documentaries Burnett has publicly released.   * **Bad views**: Among the released material were several behind-the-scenes documentaries Burnett has publicly released.
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   * **Bad company**: The legal complaint cites Peters as Axanar Productions’ sole shareholder. However, Axanar became a California non-profit public benefit company in 2017; it can have no shareholders. Nor is he the only officer of the corporation; his former girlfriend, Diana Kingsbury, is also listed.   * **Bad company**: The legal complaint cites Peters as Axanar Productions’ sole shareholder. However, Axanar became a California non-profit public benefit company in 2017; it can have no shareholders. Nor is he the only officer of the corporation; his former girlfriend, Diana Kingsbury, is also listed.
   * **Bad math**: Damages summed up in fifth count of the complaint total $45,534, while damages listed earlier in the document add up to only $45,498.   * **Bad math**: Damages summed up in fifth count of the complaint total $45,534, while damages listed earlier in the document add up to only $45,498.
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 ==== Burnett Responds ==== ==== Burnett Responds ====
  
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 **Keywords** **Keywords**
  
-{{tag>Axanar Mike_Bawden lawsuit Alec_Peters Robert_Meyer_Burnett}} +{{tag>Peters_v._Burnett Axanar Mike_Bawden lawsuit Alec_Peters Robert_Meyer_Burnett}}