Lamothe v. Atlantic Recording Corporation

847 F.2d 1403 57 USLW 2028 , 7 U.S.P.Q.2d 1249 Robert M. LAMOTHE; Ronald D. Jones, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; Robinson L. Crosby; Juan Croucier; Marshall Berle; Time Coast Music; Ratt Music; Chappell Music Company; Rightsong Music, Inc.; Stephen Pearcy; Warren de Martini; Robert Blotzer; WEA International, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-5785. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1988. Decided June 1, 1988. As Amended July 7, 1988. George Waldstein, Sherin and Lodgen, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Mark D. Passin, Engel & Engel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HUG, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Robert M. Lamothe and Ronald D. Jones appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Robinson L. Crosby and Juan Croucier, and Atlantic Recording Corp., Marshall Berle, Time Coast Music, Ratt Music, Chappell Music Co., Rightsong Music, Inc., Stephen Pearcy, Warren de Martini, Robert Blotzer, and WEA International, Inc. The district…