ROSS v. ROBERTS

No. B242531.

222 Cal.App.4th 677 (2013)

166 Cal. Rptr. 3d 359

RICKY D. ROSS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILLIAM LEONARD ROBERTS II et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

December 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Younesi and Jan A. Yoss for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor, Stanton L. Stein , Edward A. Klein , Allen P. Lohse ; Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, Linda M. Burrow and Eric S. Pettit for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

BOREN, P. J.

Plaintiff and appellant Ricky D. Ross is a former criminal who achieved some sort of celebrity status due, in part, to the enormous scale of his cocaine-dealing operations. Defendant and respondent William Leonard Roberts II is a famous rap musician who goes by the name "Rick Ross." His lyrics frequently include fictional accounts of selling cocaine. Plaintiff sued Roberts and other defendants/respondents (Maybach...

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