Commercial Wholesalers, Inc. v. Investors Commercial Corp.

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• holding that a district court may preclude a defendant from invoking the advice-of-counsel defense when he refused to answer questions regarding relevant communications with counsel
• recognizing that “a prevailing plaintiff is entitled to execute upon a judgment” when defendant fails to obtain a formal stay by posting a supersedeas bond
• holding that district court properly applied these 19 factors when evaluating fee request by prevailing plaintiff in copyright action
• affirming district court's denial of plaintiff's motion to preclude a jury trial on statutory damages
• noting that, once the temporary stay of execution created by Rule 62(a) 12 expires, “a prevailing plaintiff is entitled to execute upon a judgment” unless the appellant 13 “obtain[s] a formal stay of the judgment pending appeal by posting a supersedeas bond”
• “The district court was also within its discretion in excluding evidence of [defendant’s] reliance on advice of counsel.”

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