Elliott Erwitt, LLC v. Sugar Factory, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-0049 PA (MAAx) Date August 7, 2023 Title Elliott Erwitt, LLC v. Sugar Factory, LLC, et al.

Present: The Honorable PERCY ANDERSON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Kamilla Sali-Suleyman None N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None None Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The Court has reviewed the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) filed by plaintiff Elliott Erwitt, LLC (“Plaintiff”) against twenty-two named defendants, including: Sugar Factory, LLC (“Sugar Factory”), nineteen “licensees” that own or operate a Sugar Factory-branded facility (“Licensee Defendants’),” and the co-founders of Sugar Factory, Charissa and Steve Davidovici (“Founder Defendants”’) (collectively, “Defendants”). (Docket No. 77.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendants infringed upon its registered copyright — a photograph of a man with an umbrella jumping in front…