Chaquico
Chaquico v. Jefferson Starship, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CRAIG CHAQUICO,
Case No. 22-cv-04907-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT JEFFERSON STARSHIP, INC., et al., 13 Defendants.
15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff in this case is Craig Chaquico, a guitarist and songwriter who appeared on albums with some of the members of Jefferson Airplane in the early 1970s, during a time when that band was breaking into two factions. Chaquico ended up becoming a member of the faction that went forward under the name Jefferson Starship, and later, after more member changes, just “Starship.” Chaquico was an important contributor to Jefferson Starship/Starship between 1976 and 1991, as the composer of several of their biggest hits, and as the only member performing on all of their albums and in all of their concerts. By this action, Chaquico seeks to establish that royalty payments are due to him under a written termination…