Michael Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: June 10, 2019
• Docket: 16-56057
• Status: Published

Opinion

FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 10 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MICHAEL SKIDMORE, AS TRUSTEE No. 16-56057 FOR THE RANDY CRAIG WOLFE TRUST, D.C. No. 2:15-cv-03462-RGK-AGR Plaintiff-Appellant, Central District of California, Los Angeles v. ORDER LED ZEPPELIN; JAMES PATRICK PAGE; ROBERT ANTHONY PLANT; JOHN PAUL JONES; SUPER HYPE PUBLISHING, INC.; WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORPORATION; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,

Defendants-Appellees. MICHAEL SKIDMORE, AS TRUSTEE No. 16-56287 FOR THE RANDY CRAIG WOLFE TRUST, D.C. No. 2:15-cv-03462-RGK-AGR Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC,

Defendant-Appellant.

and

LED ZEPPELIN; JAMES PATRICK PAGE; ROBERT ANTHONY PLANT; JOHN PAUL JONES; SUPER HYPE PUBLISHING, INC.; WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORPORATION, ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY,

Defendants,

THOMAS, Chief Judge:

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that

these cases be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure

35(a) and Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel disposition in this case shall

not be cited as precedent by or to any court of the Ninth Circuit.

Judge Collins did not participate in the deliberations or vote in these cases.