Choreographer’s 9th Circuit Opening Brief Now Due Jan. 30

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals approved Kyle Hanagami’s “streamlined request” to extend the deadline for the opening brief in his copyright appeal by 30 days to Jan. 30 (see 2212190034), said text entry Monday in docket 22-55890. The approval renders Epic Games’ answering brief due March 1, with Hanagami’s optional reply due 21 days later. Choreographer Hanagami alleges Epic stole his copyrighted dance moves for its Fortnite franchise, and he’s appealing a lower court’s Aug. 24 dismissal of his claims.