Artem Stoliarov v. Marshmello Creative, LLC

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MAR 17 2022

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ARTEM STOLIAROV, PKA Arty, No. 21-55442

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-03934-PSG-JPR v.

MARSHMELLO CREATIVE, LLC, a MEMORANDUM* Delaware Limited Liability Company; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Philip S. Gutierrez, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 7, 2022 Pasadena, California

Before: IKUTA, LEE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiff Artem Stoliarov appeals the district court’s grant of summary

judgment to Defendants Marshmello Creative, LLC; Joytime Collective LLC;

Marshmello Music LLC; WWKD Limited; Kobalt Music Publishing America,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Inc.; and Polygram Publishing, Inc. (collectively, “Marshmello”) on Stoliarov’s

claim for copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501(b). We have jurisdiction

under 28 U.S.C. §…