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The owners of the Eastland Mall in Charlotte, N.C., already had seen one Cinema 'N' Drafthouse franchisee come and go from their theater without paying rent when a new franchisee signed a lease for the property in March 2000. James Duffy's Cinema Grill corporation had financially backed the lease, but didn't respond to the lawsuit that followed. The case ended with a $373,433.46 judgment for unpaid rent under both leases, attorneys fees and court costs. Matt Clark/Daily News

The owners of the Eastland Mall in Charlotte, N.C., already had seen one Cinema 'N' Drafthouse franchisee come and go from their theater without paying rent when a new franchisee signed a lease for the property in March 2000. James Duffy's Cinema Grill corporation had financially backed the lease, but didn't respond to the lawsuit that followed. The case ended with a $373,433.46 judgment for unpaid rent under both leases, attorneys fees and court costs. Matt Clark/Daily News

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  • The owners of the Eastland Mall in Charlotte, N.C., already had seen one Cinema 'N' Drafthouse franchisee come and go from their theater without paying rent when a new franchisee signed a lease for the property in March 2000. James Duffy's Cinema Grill corporation had financially backed the lease, but didn't respond to the lawsuit that followed. The case ended with a $373,433.46 judgment for unpaid rent under both leases, attorneys fees and court costs. Matt Clark/Daily News
  • James T. Duffy signed the lease for the Roxy Cinema Grill in Melbourne on Florida's east coast on Oct. 10, 2006. The theater opened April 1, 2007, for four months before the landlord sued for eviction and $153,134.68 in rent. In defending the lawsuit, Duffy's South Beach Theater Co. alleged it suffered "substantial damages" when the landlord turned over the theater in disrepair. South Beach was evicted, but no money judgment was awarded. Matt Clark/Daily News
  • At the EFW Seminole 8 in Seminole on Florida's west coast, an electrical contractor sued Entertainment Film Works of Florida five months after the theater opened its doors in August 2001. Dart Electronics sought $9,730.11 plus interest for unpaid fire alarm and security system work. Entertainment Film Works didn't respond to the lawsuit, which led to a $10,290.86 judgment. Dart Electronics wanted James Duffy held in contempt of court, but the case was dismissed after the theater closed in September 2002.
  • The North Springs Cinema 'N' Drafthouse, one of the few Drafthouses the Duffys operated, opened in June 1991, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Less than seven months later, three construction supply companies sued for unpaid bills. Three judgments totaling $7,292.51 were ordered, one of which was paid off two years later. In late 1996, U.S. Internal Revenue Service agents raided the theater, seeking $48,490.95 in unpaid payroll and corporate income taxes and late fees. Matt Clark/Daily News
  • Jim Record, who was managing director of the Cinema Cafe at the Prado shopping center, relaxes in the leather seats in the Bonita Springs theater that opened in 2010 and closed suddenly seven weeks later. Record refers to himself now as a James Duffy "throw-away." Lance Shearer/Daily News photo

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