CEATS, INC. v. TICKETNETWORK, INC.

No. 21-40705 CONSOLIDATED WITH No. 22-40028.

71 F.4th 314 (2023)

CEATS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TICKETNETWORK, INC.; Ticket Software, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. CEATS, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ticketnetwork, Inc.; Ticket Software, LLC, Defendants-Appellees, v. Milford Skane; Brian Billett; Sonja McAuliffe, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Sullivan , Brian Leske , Ashcroft Law Firm, L.L.C., Boston, MA, Timothy A. Burnett , George L. Hampton, IV, Esq. , Stephanie A. Pittaluga , Hall Griffin, L.L.P., Santa Ana, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Brandon Conrad, Esq. , Carl Edward Bruce , Matt Colvin , Aaron P. Pirouznia , Fish & Richardson, P.C., Dallas, TX, John Thornburgh , Fish & Richardson, P.C., San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Elrod, Haynes, and Willett, Circuit Judges.


This consolidated appeal concerns the injunctive and monetary sanctions that the district court imposed after a company and three individuals violated the court's protective order. The company and the individuals challenge the sanctions on several grounds, many of which have merit. We hold that the district court erred...

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