Travis Scott pushed for a default ruling towards Show Motion Engineering after accusing the corporate of stalling in a $100 million lawsuit.

Travis Scott desires a federal decide in Los Angeles to hit a stage-building firm with harsh penalties after a failed $100 million stage venture for his Utopia-themed Circus Maximus tour was a authorized mess.

Scott and his touring firm, XX Global, are asking Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth to both throw out Show Motion Engineering‘s authorized protection completely or impose strict proof sanctions and a further $15,225 in authorized charges.

They declare the Wyoming-based firm ignored a September courtroom order that had already fined them $10,825 and warned of extra extreme penalties in the event that they continued stalling.

Scott’s authorized workforce says they’ve been chasing primary paperwork since March 28, together with emails concerning the stage and a decade’s price of monetary data. After a one-month extension, Show Motion allegedly went quiet till Scott’s facet filed a movement to compel.

The firm then submitted late responses with none precise paperwork.

Judge Rosalyn Rosenbluth ordered Show Motion to conform by October 27, together with turning over “all documents responsive” to the requests and paying the unique $10,825 high-quality.

But in response to Travis Scott’s attorneys, the corporate submitted solely a three-page income abstract, a single tax doc for one yr and no supporting supplies, equivalent to invoices or financial institution statements.

“Enough is enough,” the movement states, urging the courtroom to strike the corporate’s reply and enter a default judgment.

If the decide received’t go that far, Travis Scott desires the courtroom to deal with sure information as confirmed, together with that Show Motion by no means had permission to make use of his title or likeness in advertising or show his Utopia set designs.

These points are central to Scott’s authentic lawsuit, which was first reported by AllHipHop.

Travis Scott says he paid greater than $1.5 million for a customized stage for the 2023 launch of the Circus Maximus tour. The settlement required Show Motion to totally assemble the set at its Wyoming facility for inspection earlier than ultimate cost.

According to court records, the company never completed the build and refused to release the set when Scott’s team withheld more funds due to missed deadlines. The huge stage was in the end unusable because the tour started.

Despite the courtroom battle, Scott’s Circus Maximus World Tour ended on a excessive observe.

According to Billboard Boxscore, the tour grossed round $265 million throughout 85 exhibits, drawing greater than 2.1 million attendees throughout six continents.

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