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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ERICKSON PRODUCTIONS INC, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

KRAIG R. KAST,

Defendant.

Case No.5:13-cv-05472-HRL 

INTERIM ORDER RE MOTION TO 

ALTER OR AMEND JUDGMENT

Jim Erickson and Erickson Productions, Inc. (collectively, Erickson) move this court to 

alter or amend the judgment to add judgment debtors, including The Black Oak Trust (Trust) and 

one Marielle Baker who have made an appearance before this court. The motion is brought 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 69(a), which this court understands is the rule through which a party 

may seek amendment to add judgment debtors. In re Levander, 180 F.3d 1114, 1120-21 (9th 

Cir.1999). What this court would like Erickson to clarify is this court’s jurisdiction to entertain 

their motion where, as here, there is a pending appeal.

Generally, a timely notice of appeal transfers jurisdiction to the court of appeals with 

respect to all matters involved in the appeal. In re Mirzai, 236 B.R. 8, 10 (9th Cir. 1983). That 

rule is not absolute; and, the district court retains jurisdiction to resolve certain matters while an 

appeal is pending. Id. Nevertheless, [t]he trial court cannot take actions over those aspects of the 

case involved in the appeal.” Id. “The focus is on whether the trial court is being asked to alter 

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the status quo with respect to the appeal.” Id. Is Erickson’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 69 motion one of 

those matters which this court properly may address during appeal?

Erickson shall file a brief addressing this issue by January 10, 2017. To the extent they 

wish to respond, Kast and the Trust/Baker shall file their respective briefs by January 20, 2017. 

All briefs are limited to no more than 10 pages. Meanwhile, briefing on Erickson’s motion to alter 

or amend the judgment will be stayed pending resolution of the threshold question re this court’s 

jurisdiction.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2016

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

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5:13-cv-05472-HRL Notice has been electronically mailed to:

Richard Walter Lund rlund@plagemanlund.com

Kevin P McCulloch kevin@mccullochiplaw.com, lesly@mccullochiplaw.com

Robert K Wright rkwlaw@earthlink.net

5:13-cv-05472-HRL Notice sent by U.S. Mail to:

Kraig Kast

P.O. Box 4612

Foster City, CA 94404

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