Erickson Productions Inc v. Kraig R Kast
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERICKSON PRODUCTIONS INC, et al., Case No. 13-cv-05472-DMR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
v. FILE A MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION
KRAIG RUDINGER KAST, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 464 Defendants.
Plaintiffs Erickson Productions, Inc. and Jim Erickson (together, “Erickson”) move pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-9(b) for leave to file a motion for reconsideration of the court’s July 13, 2023 Order referring Defendant Kraig Kast to the Federal Pro Bono Project and staying the case pending appointment of counsel. [Docket No. 464.] The motion is suitable for resolution without a hearing. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion is denied. I. DISCUSSION In April 2023, the Ninth Circuit reversed this court’s February 12, 2021 judgment awarding Erickson $450,000 in statutory damages for Kast’s willful copyright infringement and remanded the case for a jury trial on the issues of willfulness and statutory damages. …