OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW; CONDITIONALLY GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
STOTLER, District Judge.
I.
BACKGROUND
Like his character "The Equalizer," plaintiff Lou Shaw has been attempting to "equalize the odds" against him in a five-year court battle that has taken him from this Court to the Ninth Circuit and back again.
Lou Shaw is a well-known writer and producer in Hollywood...
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