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LLOYD v. SCHLAG

No. 88-2661.

884 F.2d 409 (1989)

Evan LLOYD, an individual doing business as Mauna Loa Jewelers, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Steven SCHLAG, an individual doing business as Dolphin Gallery, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1989.

Amended August 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Painter, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

David Allan Feller and Michael R. Marsh, Case & Lynch, Honolulu, Hawaii and Peter L. Berger, Levisohn, Lerner & Berger, New York City, for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, and HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges.

GOODWIN, Chief Judge:

Evan Lloyd appeals from the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions in the form of appellee'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.

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