Smart Capital Investments I, LLC v. Hawkeye Entertainment, LLC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 1 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SMART CAPITAL INVESTMENTS I, No. 23-3127 LLC; SMART CAPITAL INVESTMENTS D.C. No. II, LLC; SMART CAPITAL 2:20-cv-10656-FLA

INVESTMENTS III, LLC; SMART

CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IV,

LLC; SMART CAPITAL INVESTMENTS MEMORANDUM*

V, LLC,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v.

HAWKEYE ENTERTAINMENT,

LLC; W.E.R.M. INVESTMENTS, LLC,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 25, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA and BRESS, Circuit Judges, and BASTIAN, District Judge.**

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Stanley Allen Bastian, Chief United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, sitting by designation. Various Smart Capital entities (collectively, “Smart…