Harry R. Christian v. Mattel, Inc., a Corporation Claudene Christian Collegiate Doll Company, a Sole Proprietorship, James B. Hicks, Esq., Real-Party-In-Interest-Appellant. James B. Hicks, Esq., and Harry R. Christian, an Individual, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant v. Mattel, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee

286 F.3d 1118 Harry R. CHRISTIAN, Plaintiff, v. MATTEL, INC., a corporation; Claudene Christian; Collegiate Doll Company, a sole proprietorship, Defendants-Appellees, James B. Hicks, Esq., Real-party-in-interest-Appellant. James B. Hicks, Esq., Appellant, and Harry R. Christian, an individual, Plaintiff-counter-defendant, v. Mattel, Inc., a corporation, Defendant-cross-claimant-Appellee. No. 00-56194. No. 00-56579. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 16, 2002. Filed April 15, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kent L. Richland and Jessica M. Weisel, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP, Beverly Hills, CA, for the real-party-in-interest-appellant. Adrian Mary Pruetz, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Nora M. Manella, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-99-02820-NM. Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, McKEOWN, Circuit Judge, and ZILLY, * District Judge. McKEOWN, Circuit Judge. 1 It is difficult to imagine that the Barbie doll, so perfect in her sculpture and presentation,…