Perez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAZWARES, LLC, Plaintiff, No. C 22-00094 WHA

v.

EMMANUEL JOSE PEREZ, ORDER RE CIVIL CONTEMPT

AND SANCTIONS

Defendant.

15 16 In this intellectual property infringement and unfair competition action, plaintiff seeks an order finding defendant in civil contempt and consequential monetary sanctions. For the reasons that follow, the motion is GRANTED IN PART. This lawsuit is about “action figures.” Plaintiff Jazwares, LLC is a toy company. One of its most popular products is a line of action figures based on the names and images of professional wrestlers from All Elite Wrestling (AEW). These figures are allegedly collectible, and often come in limited edition runs as small as 500 to boost their popularity. All in all, the AEW figures generate millions of dollars annually for Jazwares (Mitchell Decl. ¶¶ 3, 19, Dkt. No. 5-2). Defendant Emmanuel Jose Perez maintains an account on the social media platform Instagram…