Woodall argued that he pitched “Bucky” to his sister-in-law’s stepsister, Jenny Marchick, in 2003, while she was an assistant at a production company that was located on the same lot as Disney.

That woman, Jenny Marchick, worked for Mandeville Films, a company that had a contract with Disney and was located on the Disney lot. He sent her follow-up materials through the years.

That woman, Jenny Marchick, worked for Mandeville Films, a company that had a contract with Disney and was located on the Disney lot. He sent her follow-up materials through the years.

Woodall claimed that around 2004, he provided his story outline to Jenny Marchick, who was then employed at Mandeville Films.

Woodall accused Marchick of using legal loopholes to pass on his materials to Disney and claims he received copyright protection for his Bucky materials in 2004 - a copyright that was updated in 2014.

Woodall argued that his story—about a teen surfer in Hawaii who meets Polynesian demigods and goes on a quest—reached Disney through a relative, Jenny Marchick.

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To that, beginning in 2004 Woodall says he handed Jenny Marchick his copyright-protected Bucky the Surfer Boy trailer storyboards, “intellectual property and trade secrets” (including a 2011 ...

That woman, Jenny Marchick, worked for Mandeville Films, a company that had a contract with Disney and was located on the Disney lot. He sent her follow-up materials through the years.

To that, beginning in 2004 Woodall says he handed Jenny Marchick his copyright-protected Bucky the Surfer Boy trailer storyboards, “intellectual property and trade secrets” (including a 2011 ...

That woman, Jenny Marchick, worked for Mandeville Films, a company that had a contract with Disney and was located on the Disney lot. He sent her follow-up materials through the years.