Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. v. Passport Video
Docket: No. 08-55084
Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; May 29, 2009; Federal Appellate Court
Passport International Entertainment, LLC (PIE) appealed a district court ruling that added it as a judgment debtor. The appeal was affirmed, with the court finding no abuse of discretion in the district court's amendment of the judgment. Substantial evidence indicated that PIE is a successor corporation to Passport International Productions (PIP) and Passport International Productions of California (PIP-CA), with fraudulent asset transfers aimed at evading liability. The court noted that PIE shared the same shareholders, directors, assets, and business operations as its predecessors, supporting the conclusion that PIE is merely a continuation of PIP and PIP-CA. The timing of the asset transfers also corroborated this finding. Additionally, the court addressed the argument concerning the necessity of joining Florence Pugliese, noting that PIE did not raise this issue in its opening brief. The district court had already resolved the matter by denying Pugliese's motion to intervene. The ruling is not intended for publication and does not serve as precedent, except as specified under 9th Cir. R. 36-3.