In Re Stanley Kirk Burrell, Dba/ Bustin' Publishing, aka/m.c. Hammer in Re Stephanie Darlene Burrell, Aka/bustin' Publishing, Debtors, Felton Pilate, Dba/felstar Music Felster Publishing v. Stanley Kirk Burrell, aka/m.c. Hammer, Hammer, Dba/bustin' Publishing Stephanie Darlene Burrell, Individually and as Business Associates of Unknown Character

415 F.3d 994 In re Stanley Kirk BURRELL, dba/ Bustin' Publishing, aka/M.C. Hammer; In re Stephanie Darlene Burrell, aka/Bustin' Publishing, Debtors, Felton Pilate, dba/Felstar Music; Felster Publishing, Appellants, v. Stanley Kirk Burrell, aka/M.C. Hammer, Hammer, dba/Bustin' Publishing; Stephanie Darlene Burrell, individually and as business associates of unknown character, Appellees. No. 02-16466. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 8, 2004. Filed July 11, 2005. Sheila Gropper Nelson, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant. Stanley K. Burrell, in pro per, Tracy, CA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Susan Yvonne Illston, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-01-02657-SI 99-4173AN. Before D. W. NELSON, KLEINFELD, and GOULD, Circuit Judges. D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge. 1 In 1986, a then little known rapper, Stanley Burrell (at the time known as "Holy Ghost Boy" and later to be known as "M.C. Hammer," and subsequently simply "Hammer"), approached Felton Pilate, a well-established producer, to collaborate on the production of an album. Their first LP, "Let's Get It Started,"…