Case 2:20-cv-11134-DSF-KS Document 1 Filed 12/08/20 Page 1 of 18 Page ID #:1 1 Joel M. Tantalo, SBN 206096 email:
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[email protected] 3 TANTALO & ADLER LLP 1801 Century Park East, Suite 2400 4 Los Angeles, CA 90067-2326 Phone: (310) 734-8695 5 Fax: (310) 734-8696 6 Attorneys for plaintiff Lucha Libre FMV, LLC 7 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 LUCHA LIBRE FMV LLC, a Delaware CASE NO. 13 limited liability company, 14 COMPLAINT FOR: Plaintiff, 15 1. BREACH OF WRITTEN 16 vs. CONTRACT 17 PROMOCIONES ANTONIO PEÑA, 2. BREACH OF IMPLIED 18 S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH & FAIR DEALING| 19 Defendant. 20 3. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT 21 4. TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT 22 5. UNFAIR COMPETITION 23 24 ***DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL*** 25 26 27 28 COMPLAINT Case 2:20-cv-11134-DSF-KS Document 1 Filed 12/08/20 Page 2 of 18 Page ID #:2 1 Plaintiff Lucha Libre FMV LLC (“LL FMV” or “Plaintiff”), for its Complaint 2 against defendant Promociones Antonio Peña S.A. de C.V. (“PAP” or “Defendant”), 3 alleges as follows: 4 NATURE OF THE ACTION 5 1. Plaintiff LL FMV owns all rights in and to the world famous Lucha Libre 6 AAA Mexican masked luchador wrestling league and events (the “Mexican Wrestling 7 League”) throughout the world, except in Mexico. LL FMV owns the exclusive right to 8 distribute any and all Mexican Wrestling League live events and entertainment content 9 outside Mexico, the exclusive right to sell Mexican Wrestling League merchandise 10 outside Mexico, and the exclusive right to otherwise exploit and monetize the Mexican 11 Wrestling League anywhere outside Mexico.