Sedlik

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 2 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JEFFREY B. SEDLIK, an individual, No. 24-3367 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 2:21-cv-01102-DSF-MRW

v. MEMORANDUM*

KATHERINE VON DRACHENBERG, an individual; AKA Kat Von D; KAT VON D, INC., a California corporation; HIGH VOLTAGE TATTOO, INC., a California corporation,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 14, 2025 Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW, MENDOZA, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Jeffrey B. Sedlik appeals the district court’s denial of his motions for

summary judgment, for judgment as a matter of law, and for a new trial, following

a jury verdict finding that Katherine Von Drachenberg (“KVD”) and her tattoo

parlor, High Voltage Tattoo (“HVT”), were not liable for copyright infringement

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent…