Legal Opinion
Evan Lloyd, an Individual Doing Business as Mauna Loa Jewelers v. Steven Schlag, an Individual Doing Business as Dolphin Gallery
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1989No. 88-2661PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Chief Judge:
Evan Lloyd appeals from the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions in the form of appel-lee’s costs and fees stemming from Lloyd’s improperly filed copyright complaint. He also appeals from the district court’s holding that the copyrights in question were invalid. On the sanctions issue, we affirm in part and vacate in part, and on the substantive issue, we affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This case was originally brought by Lloyd, an individual doing business as Moa-na Loa Jewelers, against Steven Sehlag, an individual doing business as Dolphin Gallery. Lloyd alleged…
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