Deon Best v. Janice Smalls Combs
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 24-9751 PA (SKx) Date January 30, 2025 Title Deon Best, et al. v. Janice Smalls Combs, et al.
Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Kamilla Sali-Suleyman Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS — ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The Court is in receipt of the First Amended Complaint filed by plaintiff Deon Best (also known as Deon D1 Best, doing business as Finish Line Entertainment, doing business as Dee Mac Music) (“Plaintiff”) on January 28, 2025. (Docket No. 12 (“FAC’”).) In the FAC, Plaintiff alleges that he is the “rightful owner of certain music publishing rights and royalties” including a “single record, entitled ‘Come with Me,’ a song featured on the Godzilla soundtrack.” (Id. { 1, 7.7) The FAC alleges that defendant Janice Small Combs (also known as Ma Dukes,…