Ermert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Falco Ermert, Case No. 2:20-cv-00268-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER RV Rental Connection, Inc., 1S Defendant. 16 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(c), plaintiff Falco Ermert moves to substitute or join Bonnie Worthington to this action as a codefendant with RV Rental Connection, Inc. (RV Rental), given that Ms. Worthington is RV Rental’s sole director and shareholder. Pl.’s Mot., ECF No. 42. RV Rental and Ms. Worthington oppose the motion. Def.’s Opp’n, ECF No. 44. Mr. Ermert has replied. Pl.’s Reply, ECF No. 46. The court held a hearing on this matter on June 17, 2022, ECF No. 51. For the reasons below, the court denies without prejudice Mr. Ermert’s motion. 24 I. BACKGROUND Mr. Ermert brought this copyright infringement claim against RV Rental after RV Rental 26 used his copyright-protected photo. See Statement of Undisputed…