Hendricks & Lewis Pllc v. George Clinton

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766 F.3d 991·2014 WL 4197388·2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 16863
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 26, 201413-35010California4,829 words

Opinion

Opinion

Christen, J.

ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION

ORDER

The Opinion filed June 23, 2014 is hereby amended. The amended opinion, is filed concurrently with this Order.

With these amendments, the panel has unanimously voted to deny the petition for rehearing. Judges Gould and Christen have voted to deny the petition for rehearing en bane, and Judge Fisher has so recommended. The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc and no judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R.App. P. 35.

Defendant-Appellant’s petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc are DENIED. No additional petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc will be entertained.

OPINION

George Clinton appeals the district court’s order appointing a receiver, assigning four master sound recording copyrights to the receiver, and authorizing the receiver to use the copyrights to the extent necessary to satisfy monetary judgments a law firm obtained against him. Clinton also raises several issues for the first time on appeal, including fraud on the court and judicial estoppel. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

I. FACTS

A.H & L’s Judgments Against Clinton

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