Eric Podwall v. William Smokey Robinson, Jr.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 ERIC PODWALL, Case № 2:16-cv-06088-ODW (AGRx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT WITHOUT

WILLIAM “SMOKEY” ROBINSON, JR., PREJUDICE [87] AND

STAYING CASE Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION In this breach of contract action, Plaintiff Eric Podwall (“Podwall”) seeks to 19 recover unpaid commissions from Defendant William “Smokey” Robinson 20 (“Robinson”) pursuant to a written agreement. (See First Am Compl. (“FAC”), ECF 21 No. 52.) Pending before the Court is Robinson’s Motion for Summary Judgment 22 (“Motion”). (Mot. Summ. J. (“MSJ”), ECF No. 87.) For the reasons that follow, the 23 Court DENIES Robinson’s Motion without prejudice and STAYS the case.1 II. BACKGROUND Robinson is a well-known musician who has been in the music business for 26 decades. (FAC ¶ 1.) Podwall is a personal manager who has also worked in the

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