Benjamin

BACKGROUND

18 Defendant Ali Benjamin owns a boxing gym operating as Project Fitness Benjamin’s 19 Boxing. Dkt. No. 1 ⁋ 8–9; Dkt. No. 11 at 2. Defendant Project Fitness Benjamin’s Boxing (Project 20 Fitness) is alleged to be “an owner, and/or operator, and/or licensee, and/or permittee, and/or entity 21 in possession, and/or an entity with dominion, control, oversight and management of the” gym. Dkt. 22 No. 1 ⁋ 7; see Dkt. No. 11 at 2 (denying allegation). 23 Plaintiff G&G Closed Circuit Events, LLC (G&G) is in the business of distributing closed- 24 circuit or pay-per-view events. Dkt. No. 1 ⁋⁋15–16. G&G represents that it held exclusive 25 nationwide rights to distribute the telecast of a boxing match between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and 26 27 Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021 (the Program). Id. ⁋ 16. G&G alleges that the Program was unlawfully intercepted and shown in the boxing gym owned and operated by defendants. Id. ⁋⁋ 7– 8, 21. G&G filed a complaint on July 14, 2022. Id. The complaint brings four claims: violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605, violation of 47 U.S.C. § 553, conversion, and violation of the California Business and Professions Code. …