Historical Research v. Peter William Cabral v. The Renaissance Place, a California Proprietorship, Historical Research v. Peter William Cabral v. The Renaissance Place, a California Proprietorship

80 F.3d 377 1995 Copr.L.Dec. P 27,516 , 38 U.S.P.Q.2d 1381 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2325 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3919 HISTORICAL RESEARCH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter William CABRAL, Defendant-Appellant, v. The RENAISSANCE PLACE, a California proprietorship, Defendant. HISTORICAL RESEARCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter William CABRAL, Defendant-Appellee, v. The RENAISSANCE PLACE, a California proprietorship, Defendant. Nos. 95-55419, 95-55480. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 5, 1996. * Decided April 5, 1996. Francis A. Utecht, Fulwider, Patton, Lee & Utecht, Long Beach, California, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant. Peter William Cabral, Pro per, Joshua Tree, California, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV-93-01240-LHM; Linda H. McLaughlin, District Judge, Presiding. Before: BROWNING, WALLACE and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Historical Research Center, Inc. (HRC) appeals the denial of attorneys fees in its copyright infringement case against Peter Cabral. Cabral cross-appeals, arguing HRC's copyright is invalid. I. 2 HRC owns the…