Case Number:
22SMCV00209
Hearing Date:
December 13, 2022
Dept:
205

Superior Court of California
County of Los Angeles West District
Beverly Hills Courthouse / Department 205


DAVID CARTER,

Plaintiff,
v.

YUAN SHI aka HENRY SHI, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 22SMCV00209

Hearing Date: December 13, 2022
[
TENTATIVE] ORDER RE:
DEFENDANT YUAN SHIS MOTION TO
STRIKE PLAINTIFFS FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT



MOVING PARTY:

Defendant Yuan Shi

RESPONDING PARTY:

Plaintiff David Carter

BACKGROUND
This case arises from a dispute between two former partners in a venture capital business called Zuma Partners. Compl.
¶2. Plaintiff David Carter claims that Defendant Yuan Shi misappropriated his name, photograph and likeness to launch a new venture capital fund called AI List. Compl. ¶3. Shi allegedly raised funds for his new fund by using Carters identity to r