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It does sound, excuse me, quite fishy. Disney has a recent history of ripping people off (spitting on the same IP rights it so tightly guards for itself), so I wouldn't reject this out of hand.

Uhh, guys, there's are REAL big problem with this guy's story:

1) He registered his screenplay in June 2002. Finding Nemo was in production for over three years... 1999.

2) His first book did not come out until the first film was already finished.... Sorry Charlie

3) He's French... so I don't believe him.

4) He's French... so I reall don't believe him.

And big deal if the cover of his book looks like Nemo. Nemo was already designed and theatrical advertisement was well underway by the time this book hit shelves. Sorry, but it looks like a case of plagerism by Mister Le Calvez.

Disney has a recent history of ripping people off . . .

You called it right. When Walt was alive, he hired like-minded talent who turned out top-notch productions. As Walt's hires retired or went on to greener pastures, the Eisner types took over and cared about nothing but short-term profits. This accellerated the exodus of those who shared old Walt's vision of building a strong family-oriented company with timeless values and talents developed from within.

Japan's most famous animator Osamu Tetsuka was urged many times to sue Disney for plagarism. Any Japanese anime fan can cite you a book full of case studies. Tetsuka had a high reguard for old Walt and even incorporated some Disney techniques into his early drawings. He couldn't, however, be prevailed on to sue even after Walt's death because, he said, such imitation was an honor.