T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T V I N C E N T C U S A N O , in d iv idu a lly , f /k/a VINN I E VINC E NT , d/b / aS T R E E T B E AT M U SI C an dV I N N I E V I N CEN T M U SI C,

P la in tif f - A p p e llan t, v . GE NE KL E I N, a n i n d i v i du a l ; P AU L S T A N L E Y ; T H E K I S S C O M P A N Y , a N e w Y o rkc o rp o r a tio n ; K I S S T O R Y L T D .,

D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees, a nd S T AN L E Y E I S E N, a n i n d i v i du a l ; GE NE S I M M O N S W O R L D W I D E I N C ., a D el aw ar e c orpo rat i on ; S IM S T A N M U S IC L T D . , aD e l a w a r e c orpor a t i on; P O L Y G R A M R E C O R D S , I N C ., a D e l a w a r e c o rp o r a t i o n ; H O RI PRO E N T E R T A I N M E N T G R O U P , aC a lif o rn ia c orpor a t i on, D efen d an t s. N o. 06- 56871 D. C . No . C V- 9 7 - 0 4 9 1 4 - AH M ME MOR AN DU M * 

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V I N C E N T C U S A N O , in d iv idu a lly , f /k/a VINN I E VINC E NT , d/b / aS T R E E T B E AT M U SI C an dV I N N I E V I N CEN T M U SI C,

P la in tif f - A p p e llan t, v . GE NE KL E I N, a n i n d i v i du a l ; P AU L S T A N L E Y ; T H E K I S S C O M P A N Y , a N e w Y o rkc o rp o r a tio n ; K I S S T O R Y L T D .; S T AN L E Y E I S E N, a n i n d i v i du a l ; GE NE S I M M O N S W O R L D W I D E I N C ., a D el aw ar e c orpo rat i on ; S IM S T A N M U S IC L T D . , aD e l a w a r e c orpor a t i on; P O L Y G R A M R E C O R D S , I N C ., a N o. 08- 55482 D . C . N o. 2: 97 -c v-04 91 4-A H M -E3

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e n d a n ts - c o u n te r - c la im an ts - A p p el l ees, N o. 08- 57055 D . C . N o. 2: 97 -c v-04 91 4-A H M -E4

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P la in tif f - A p p e llan t, v . GE NE KL E I N, a n i n d i v i du a l ; P AU L S T A N L E Y ; S T A N L E Y E IS E N , an i nd i vi du al ; T H E K IS S C O M P A N Y , a N ew Yo rkc o rp o r a t i o n ; GE NE S I MM ON S W O R L D W ID E IN C . , a D el aw ar e c o rp o r a tio n ; S I M S T A N M U S I C L T D ., a De l a war e c o rp o r a t i o n , P OL YG R AM R E C O R D S , I N C . , aD e l a w a r e c orpor a t i on; H O RI PRO EN TERTA I N M EN T G RO U P, aC a l i f orni ac orpor a t i on, D efen d an t s - A p p el l ees, a nd N o. 09- 55313 D . C . N o. 2: 97 -c v-04 91 4-A H M -E5

K I S S C A T A L O G L T D . , S uc c e s s or - i nin te r e s t to th e K is s C o m p a n y , a C orpor a t i on, C o u n te r - c la im a n t, a nd K I S S T O R Y L T D .,

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e n d an t - A p p e llan t, v . S T AN L E Y E I S E N, a n i n d i v i du a l ; T HE K IS S C O M P A N Y , a N ew Y ork c o rp o r a t i o n ; GE NE S I MM ON S W O R L D W ID E IN C . , a D el aw ar e c o rp o r a tio n ; S I M S T A N M U S I C L T D ., a D e law a r e c o rp o r a tio n ; K I S S T O R Y L T D .; P O L Y G R A M R E C O R D S , I N C ., a D e l a w a r e c o rp o r a t i o n ; H O RI PRO E N T E R T A I N M E N T G R O U P , aC a lif o rn ia N o. 10- 56189 D . C . N o. 2: 97 -c v-04 91 4-A H M -E6

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e n d a n t. A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f o rth e C e n tr a l D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn ia A . H ow a r d M a t z , D i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng A r gue d a nd S ubm i tt e d M ay8, 2012 P a s a d e n a , C a lif

o rn ia B efo re: D . W . N E L S O N , F IS H E R an dC H R IS T E N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. T hese consol i dat ed appeal s r el at e t o a l on g-runn i ng roya l ty batt l e betw ee n Pl a i n t i f f - A p p e l l a n tV i n c e n tCu s a n o a n dD e f e n d an t s - A p p e l l e e s G e n e K l e i n , K I SS C o. and o thers (c ol l ec t i vel y, “ K l ei n”). In S ept em ber 200 3, the di stri ctcourt gr a nt e d s um m a ryj udgm e ntt o K l e i n. T h is c o u rt a f f irm e din N o v e m b e r2 0 0 5 . See7

C u s a n o v . Kle in , 15 3 F . A pp ’ x 9 98 (9th C i r. 20 05 ) ( un pu bl i shed). T he di stri ct co u rtan dth e N i n th C i rcu i taw ard edK l ei n sub st an t i al att o rn ey’ s fees. T h ese appe a l s a r i s e outof

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or c e the j udgm e nt . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on u n d e r2 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 9 1 , a n dw e a f f i rm. A ppe a l N o. 06- 56871 1. C usano argues thathi s s on g royal t i es ar e prot ec t ed fr om l evy by f eder al a n ds ta te law , w h ic h s h e lte rf r o m g arn is h m e n t 7 5 p e r c e n t o f a n in d iv idu a l’s w e e k ly

“ earni ng s. ” See 15 U . S . C . § 1673( a ) ; C a l . C ode C i v. P . § 706. 050. T he r e l e vant s ta tu te s d e f

in e “e a rn in g s ” a s c o m p e n s a tio n f o rp e r s o n a l s e rv ic e s . See 1 5 U .S .C . § 16 72 (a ); C al . C od e C i v. P . § 7 06 . 01 1(a) . C usano h as no tshow n thathi s r oyal t i es a r e c o m p e n s a tio n f

o rp e r s o n a l s e rv ic e s , s o th e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n b yp e rm ittin g K le in to le v yo n 1 0 0 p e r c e n t o f th o s e r o y a ltie s . See N aturalR es . D ef

. C ou nci l v. Sw . M ari ne Inc. , 242 F . 3d 1163, 1168 ( 9th C i r . 2001) (r evi ew i ng for abu se of di sc re t i on a di stri ctcourt ’ s orderm od i fy i ng a s t ay ). 2. C us a no’ s a l t e rna t e a r gum e nt– tha thi s r oy a l t i e s a r e i m m une f r om l e vy because K l ei n fai l ed t o t i m el y opp ose C usano’ s c l ai m of exem pt i on un der C al i forni a C od e of C i vi l P roce du re §§ 70 3. 51 0, 70 3. 52 0 –w as no tra i se d b ef ore th e d is tr ic t c o u rt an dis th e r e f o r e w a iv e d . See Sm i th v. M a rsh , 194 F . 3d 1045,8

10 52 (9th C i r. 19 99 ) ( “ A s ageneralrul e, w e w i l l no tconsi der argum ent s thatar e ra i se d for the fi rs tt i m e on app ea l . ”) . 3. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng C us ano’ s m ot i on t o con t i nu e the heari ng dat e on K l ei n’ s m ot i on t o l i ftthe D ec em ber 200 4 p art i al s tayo f e x e c u tio n . See U

ni te d States v . Fl

y nt , 756 F . 2d 1352, 1358 ( 9th C i r . 1985) (“ T he deci si on t o g rantor deny a r equest ed cont i nu ance l i es w i thi n the broad di sc re t i on of the di stri ctcourt , and w i l l no tbe di sturbed o n app ea l abse ntcl ear abus e of tha tdi s c r e t i on. ” ) . C us a no ha s nots how n tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de ni a l of h is m o tio n to c o n tin u e p r e ju d ic e dh im . Se e i d. a t1359 ( “ [ I ] n or de rt o obt a i n a rev ersal , [an ] ap p el l an tm u stsh o w ata m i n i m u m th ath e h as su fferedp rej u d i ce as a r e s u lt o f th e d e n ia l o f

h is r e q u e s t [ f

o rac o n tin u an c e ].” ) . A s di sc usse d abo ve, C u san o ’ s w ag e g arn i sh m en targ u m en t s fai l o n th e m eri t s. A ppe a l N o. 07- 55228 4. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng C us ano’ s m ot i on f orr e c ons i de r a t i on of

the N ove m be r2006 or de rpe rm i tt i ng K l e i n t o l e vyon 100 p e r c e n t o f

C u s a n o ’s r o y a ltie s . Se e L at s haw v . T

rai ne rW or tham & C o. , 452 F . 3d 1 0 9 7 , 1 1 0 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) ( r e v ie w in g f o rab u s e o f

d is c r e tio n d e n ia l o f

aR u le 60( b) m ot i on) . C us a no’ s a r gum e nt s unde rthe w a ge garni s hm e ntl aw s f a i l f orthe re as on s di sc usse d abo ve.B e c aus e C us a no r e l i e d on ne w l ydi s c ove r e d e vi de nc e a nd a l l e ga t i ons of 1 f r au dto s up p o rt h is m o tio n , R u le 6 0 ( b ) ( 6 ) is in ap p lic ab le . See La f a r g e Co n s e i l

s Et E tudes , S. A . v . Kais e rC e m e nt & G y ps um C or

p. , 79 1 F . 2d 13 34 , 13 38 (9th C i r. 19 86 ) ( “ A m ot i on brou gh tun der 60(b)(6) m ustbe base d o n g roun ds other than tho se l i st ed i n the prece di ng cl ause s, ” w hi ch i ncl ud e new l y di sc ov er ed evi dence and fraud). 9 5. T he di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s tr e a tm e ntof C us ano’ s m ot i on t o r e c ons i de rdi d not vi ol a t e hi s due pr oc e s s r i ght s . R ul e 52 doe s notr e qui r e the di s tr i c tc ourtt o m a ke f in d in g s o f

f a c t w h e n ru lin g o n am o tio n f o rr e c o n s id e r a tio n . See Fe d . R. Ci v . P. 52( a ) ( 3) ( “ T he c ourti s notr e qui r e d t o s t a t e f i ndi ngs orc onc l us i ons w he n rul i ng on am o tio n u n d e rR u le 1 2 o r5 6 o r , u n le s s th e s e ru le s p r o v id e o th e rw is e , on any other m ot i on . ” ( em ph as i s a dd ed)) . 6 . T o th e ex t en tC u san o ’ s D ecem b er 2 0 0 6 m o t i o n m ay b e co n stru edas a m o tio n to v a c a te th e u n d e r ly in g S e p te m b e r2 0 0 3 ju d g m e n t, it w a s u n tim e ly . A m ot i on unde rR ul e 60( b) ( 2) or( 3) m us tbe m a de “ w i thi n ar e a s onabl e t i m e . . . and

. . . no m or e tha n ay e a ra f t e rthe e ntryof

the j udgm e ntoror de rorthe da t e of the pr oc e e di ng. ” F e d. R . C i v. P . 60( c ) . I ta l s o f a i l s on the m e r i t s . C us ano di d not 1

“ pr ove byc l e a ra nd c onvi nc i ng e vi de nc e tha tthe [ j udgm e nt ] w a s obt a i ne d thr ough f r aud, m i s r e pr e s e nt a t i on, orothe rm i s c onduc ta nd [ tha t ] the c onduc tc om pl a i ne d of p r e v e n te d[ h im ] f

r o m f u llya n df

a ir lyp r e s e n tin g [ h is c a s e ,]” a s r e q u ir e db yR u le 6 0 ( b ) ( 3 ) . Cas e

yv . A lbe r t

s on’s I nc . , 36 2 F . 3d 12 54 , 12 60 (9th C i r. 20 04 ) ( i nt ernal“ W hether the aut om at i c s t ayprov i si on s of 11 U . S . C . § 3 62 (a ) have been 2 vi ol at ed i s aqu es t i on of l aw re vi ew ed de no vo . ” Eskan os & A dler , P . C . v. L ee t i en , 30 9 F . 3d 12 10 , 12 13 (9th C i r. 20 02 ). 10 quot a t i on m a rks a nd c i t a t i on om i tt e d) . N ordi d he s how tha the c oul d notha ve di s c ove r e d the a l l e ge d ne w e vi de nc e thr ough t i m e l ythi r d partydi s c ove rydur i ng th e p r o c e e d in g s . Se e J

ones v . A e r o/

Che m C or

p. , 921 F . 2d 875, 878 ( 9th C i r . 1990) (percuri am ). A ppe a l N o. 08- 55482 7. T he di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s F e bruary2008 or de ra m e ndi ng the S e pt e m be r2003 j u d g m en tt o i n co rp o rat e th e att o rn ey’ s fees aw ard edb y th e N i n th C i rcu i tw as a m in is te r ia l a c t an dth e r e f o r e d idn o t v io la te th e au to m a tic b an k rup tc ys tay . See I n r e P e ttit , 2 1 7 F .3 d1 0 7 2 , 1 0 8 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) ( “M in is te r ia l a c ts o rau to m a tic oc c urr e nc e s tha te nt a i l no de l i be r a t i on, di s c r e t i on, orj udi c i a l i nvol ve m e ntdo not const i tut e c on t i nu at i on s of [ a j ud i ci al ] proceedi ng . ”) . A l tho ug h the di stri ctcourt 2 r e a c h e dac o n tr a ryc o n c lu s io n w h e n c o n s id e r in g as im ilarm o tio n to a m e n din J a n u a ry2 0 0 8 , it w a s n o t p r o h ib ite df r o m r e v is itin g th is d e te rm in a tio n . Se e A r i z ona v . Ca lifo rn ia , 4 6 0 U .S . 6 0 5 , 6 1 8 (1 9 8 3 ) ( “L aw o f th e c as e d irec ts a c o u rt’s di s c r e t i on, i tdoe s notl i m i tthe tr i buna l ’ s pow e r . ” ) . T o the e xt e ntC us ano c ont e nds th e d is tr ic t c o u rt m a yn o t h a v e r e a liz e dth a t th e au to m a tic b an k rup tc ys tayw a s in11

e f f e c tw he n the c ourtgr a nt e d K l e i n’ s r e ne w e d m ot i on t o a m e nd i n F e bruary2008, an y erro r i s h arm l ess b ecau se am en d i n g th e j u d g m en td i dn o tv i o l at e th e st ay. A ppe a l N o. 08- 57055 8. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng C us ano’ s m ot i on to d is q u a lif

yK le in ’s a tto rn e y . Se e G a s -A - T r o n o f A r iz . v . U

n io n O il C o . o

f Ca l. , 53 4 F . 2d 13 22 , 13 25 (9th C i r. 19 76 ) ( re vi ew i ng for abu se of di sc re t i on a di stri ct court ’ s di squal i fi cat i on deci si on ). T he courtfoun d thatthere w as no subst ant i al r e l a t i ons hi p be tw e e n the l e ga l i s s ue s i nvol ve d i n the pr e vi ous r e pr e s e nt a t i ons a nd th e le g a l is s u e s in v o lv e din th e c u rr e n t r e p r e s e n ta tio n . Se e C i t yand Cnt

y . of San Francisc o v. C ob ra So lut i on s, Inc. , 1 3 5 P .3 d2 0 , 2 5 ( C a l. 2 0 0 6 ) . T h is f in d in g is s upport e d bythe r e c or d. A ppe a l N o. 09- 55313 9. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng C us ano’ s m ot i on to q u a s h th e O c to b e r2 0 0 8 w r it o f e x e c u tio n . See U

ni ted States v. Chen , 99 F . 3d 1 4 9 5 , 1 4 9 9 (9 th C ir. 1 9 9 6 ) ( re v iew in g fo r ab u se o f d iscr etio n a d istrict co u rt’s d e n ia l o f am o tio n to q u a s h ) . C u s an o h a s a d du c e dn o e v id e n c e to s up p o rt h is c o n te n tio n th a t K le in a rtif ic ia llyin f

la te dth e a m o u n t du e . 10 . In addi t i on , j ud i ci ales t op pel do es no tappl y her e. T here i s no evi dence th a t K le in s o u g h t to m a n ip u la te th e ju d ic ia l p r o c e s s , s e e U n ite d Sta tes v . I

b ra h im ,12

52 2 F . 3d 10 03 , 10 09 (9th C i r. 20 08 ), and C usano h as no tshow n thatany c ou rt r e l i e d on the pos i t i on tha tK l e i n t ook i n the bankrupt c ypr oc e e di ng i n w hi c h he u n d e r s ta te dth e a m o u n t C u s a n o o w e do n th e S e p te m b e r2 0 0 3 ju d g m e n t, se e H am i l ton v . State Farm Fi r e & Cas . C o. , 2 7 0 F .3 d7 7 8 , 7 8 2 - 8 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) . T he r e i s a l s o no unf

a i rde tr i m e ntt o C us ano f r om pe rm i tt i ng K l e i n t o c ol l e c tthe f u ll a m o u n t o w e do n th e ju d g m e n t. Se e i d. a t783. A ppe a l N o. 10- 56189 11 . T he di stri ctcourtdi d n otabuse i t s di sc re t i on i n d enyi ng C usano’ s M ay 2 0 1 0 m o tio n to v a c a te th e S e p te m b e r2 0 0 3 ju d g m e n t. Se e L at s haw , 45 2 F . 3d at 11 00 . T he m ot i on , m ade m ore than si x years af t erentryof j ud gm enti n thi s c as e, is p la in lyu n tim e lyu n d e rR u le 6 0 ( b ) . See F ed. R . C i v. P . 60 (c ). 12 . T he m ot i on i s a l so subst ant i vel y w i tho utm er i t . K l ei n’ s purpo rt ed a d m is s io n s d o n o t a m o u n t to c le ara n dc o n v in c in g e v id e n c e th a t in2 0 0 3 K le in kn ew or bel i eved thatC usano o w ned cop yr i gh ti nt er es t s i n the L i c k I t Up c o m p o s itio n s , a n dm is le dth e d is tr ic t c o u rt in to c o n c lu d in g o th e rw is e . See Casey , 36 2 F . 3d at12 60 . N or do hi s s t at em ent s i n 2 00 9 u nd erm i ne the force of the di stri ct c ourt ’ s 2003 de c i s i on, a f f i rm e d bythi s c ourti n 2005, tha tc onc l ude d tha tC us ano re t ai ned n o o w ners hi p i nt er es t s i n the L i c k I t Up c o m p o s itio n s , o n lyh is13

s o n g w r ite r ’s s h a r e o f

r o y a ltie s . Se e C u s a n o v . Kle in , 280 F . S upp. 2d 1035, 1043 (C . D . C al . 20 03 ). AF F I RME D.