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`08/29/2008
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`Filing date:
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`92048700
`Plaintiff
`Mr.Edward Hise
`Stephen H. Sturgeon, Jr., Esquire
`11116 Hurdle Hill Drive
`Potomac, MD 20854
`UNITED STATES
`shs@sturgeonfirm.com, sturgeons@aol.com
`Response to Board Order/Inquiry
`Stephen H. Sturgeon
`shs@sturgeonfirm.com, shsturgeon@comcast.net, shsturgeon@earthlink.net
`/shsturgeonesquire/
`08/29/2008
`3fffTTAB response to order.pdf ( 77 pages )(1719105 bytes )
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the Matter of Registration no. 3,167,446
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`Edward Hise, an individual,
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`Petitioner,
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`GOPETS, Ltd (Republic of Korea Limited
`Liability Corporation),
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`Registrant
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`\./\./\./\./\_/\_/\./9/9/9/9/9/9/O
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`Cancellation No. 92048700
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`Mark: GOPETS
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`PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO BOARD’S ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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`On June 30, 2008 Respondent filed a Notification of Disposition of Civil Action alleging
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`that “the Civil Action between the Parties has been resolved in Respondent’s favor” and
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`requesting that the Proceeding be dismissed with prejudice.
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`Petitioner respectfully submits that the Proceeding should not be dismissed with
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`prejudice and that judgment in this proceeding should not be entered on Respondent’s
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`behalf for the following reasons:
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`1. The Civil Action that prompted suspension of this case has NOT been finally
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`determined. Appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been duly filed and has
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`not yet been reviewed, considered or adjudicated by the Ninth Circuit Court of
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`Appeals. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the appeal
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`documents and confirmations that have been filed in this case.
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`2. The Orders and Judgment of the United States District Court, Central District of
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`California (the “District Court”) did not adjudicate the Validity of the registration that
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`is the subject of this Petition. The Orders and Judgment also did not address or make
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`any adjudication with respect to the allegations and claims of Petitioner upon which
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`this Petition to Cancel is based and supported. Copies of these Orders and Judgment
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`of the District Court upon which Respondent bases its request (that this Proceeding be
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`dismissed with prejudice) are attached hereto as follows:
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`(a) The Order of the District Court issued on May 27, 2008 is attached as Exhibit B.
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`(b) The Amended Order of the District Court entered on June 10, 2008 is attached as
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`Exhibit C.
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`(c) The Judgment of the District Court entered on June 24, 2008 is attached as
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`Exhibit D
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`Petitioner now respectfully requests that the Proceeding not be dismissed with prejudice
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`and that judgment in this proceeding should not be entered on respondent’s behalf
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Stephen H. Sturgeon/
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`Stephen H. Sturgeon, Jr., Esquire
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`Dated: August 27, 2008
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`l l l 16 Hurdle Hill Drive
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`Potomac, Maryland 20854
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`Tel: 301 983 6111
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`Fax: 202 595 7806
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`Email: shs@sturgeonf1rm.com
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`Attorney for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that, on August 27, 2008, a true copy of the aforegoing Response To
`Board’s Order To Show Cause was served by first Class Mail on counsel for Petitioner as
`follows:
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`Jenifer deWolf Paine
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`Proskauer Rose LLP
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`1585 Broadway
`New York NY 10036
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`BY:_/Stephen H. Sturgeon/_
`Stephen H. Sturgeon, Jr., Esquire
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`Case 2:G?—cv—{)“E870-AHM-VBK Document 2:32
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`Criminal and/or Civil Case No. 2107-CV-01870-AHM-VBK
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`Criminal and/or Civil Case No. 2307-CV-01870-AHM-VBK
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`Stephen H Sturgeon and Associates
`11116 Hurdle Drive
`Potomac, MD 20854
`301-983-6111
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`Michael A Firestein
`Proskauer Rose
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`Los Angeles, CA 90067-3206
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`Criminal and/or Civil Case No. 2107‘CV‘0l 870‘AHlVl‘Vl3K
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`Date(s) of Indictment
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`Plea Hearing
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`Sentencing
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`US Government Appeal? El yes
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`Date FP denied:
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`Was FP limited El? Revoked El?
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`Please attach cogg oi ang order granting, denging or revoking FP.
`COUNSEL INFORMATION (please include email address)
`Appellate Counsel:
`Appellee Counsel:
`
`Stephen H Sturgeon
`Stephen H Sturgeon and Associates
`11116 Hurdle Drive
`Potomac, MD 20854
`301-983-6111
`
`Michael A Firestein
`Proskauer Rose
`2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
`Los Angeles, CA 90067-3206
`310-557-2900
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`[8 retained El CJA El FPD El Pro Se
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`El Other
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`Please attach appointment order.
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`DEFENDANT INFORMATION
`Prisoner ID
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`Address:
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`Custody
`Bail
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`AMENDED NOTIFICATION INFORMATION
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`Date Fees Paid
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`9th Circuit Docket Number
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`Name & Phone Number of Person Completing this Form: D. Martin
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`A-8 (08/02) (CA9—014)
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`July 8, 2008
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`USCA9 No.:
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`08-56114
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`D.C. No.2
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`2:07—cv—01870—AHM—VBK
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`Short Title:
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`Gopets Ltd. V. Edward Hise, et al
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`Dear Counsel:
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`A copy of your notice of appeal/petition has been received in the Clerk’s office of
`the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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`The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number shown above has been assigned to this
`case. You must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number whenever you
`communicate with this court regarding this case. Please furnish this docket
`number immediately to the court reporter if you place an order, or have placed an
`order, for portions of the trial transcripts. The court reporter will need this docket
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`number when communicating with this court.
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`applicable, filing the parties’ briefs and otherwise perfecting the appeal have
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`been set by the enclosed “Time Schedule Order,” pursuant to applicable
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`FRAP rules. These dates can be extended only by court order. Failure of the
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`appellant to comply With the time schedule order will result in automatic
`dismissal of the appeal. 9"‘ Cir. R. 42-1.
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`The following information is being provided in an attempt to answer the most
`frequently asked questions regarding the appellate process. Please review this
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`“FRAP” instead of “Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.”
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`95 Seventh Street
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`San Francisco, California 94119-3939
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`July 8, 2008
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`USCA9 No.:
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`08-56112
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`D.C. No.2
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`2:07—cv—01870—AHM—VBK
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`Short Title:
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`Gopets Ltd. V. Edward Hise, et al
`
`Dear Counsel:
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`A copy of your notice of appeal/petition has been received in the Clerk’s office of
`the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
`
`The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number shown above has been assigned to this
`case. You must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number whenever you
`communicate with this court regarding this case. Please furnish this docket
`number immediately to the court reporter if you place an order, or have placed an
`order, for portions of the trial transcripts. The court reporter will need this docket
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`number when communicating with this court.
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`The due dates for designating and filing the reporter’s transcript, if
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`applicable, filing the parties’ briefs and otherwise perfecting the appeal have
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`been set by the enclosed “Time Schedule Order,” pursuant to applicable
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`FRAP rules. These dates can be extended only by court order. Failure of the
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`appellant to comply With the time schedule order will result in automatic
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`D.C. No.2
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`2:07—cv—01870—AHM—VBK
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`Short Title:
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`Gopets Ltd. V. Edward Hise, et al
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`Dear Counsel:
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`A copy of your notice of appeal/petition has been received in the Clerk’s office of
`the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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`The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number shown above has been assigned to this
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`communicate with this court regarding this case. Please furnish this docket
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`applicable, filing the parties’ briefs and otherwise perfecting the appeal have
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`been set by the enclosed “Time Schedule Order,” pursuant to applicable
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`FRAP rules. These dates can be extended only by court order. Failure of the
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`appellant to comply With the time schedule order will result in automatic
`dismissal of the appeal. 9"‘ Cir. R. 42-1.
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`The following information is being provided in an attempt to answer the most
`frequently asked questions regarding the appellate process. Please review this
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`instead of “Rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit” and
`“FRAP” instead of “Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.”
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`Case 2:07—CV—€3’iE§7G-AHM-VSK
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
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`Case No.
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`CV 07-1870 AHM (VBKX)
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`Date May 27, 2008
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`Title
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`GOPETS LTD. v. EDWARD HISE, et al.
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`Present: The
`Honorable
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`A. HOWARD MATZ, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
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`Stephen Montes
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`Deputy Clerk
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`Not Reported
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`Court Reporter / Recorder
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`Tape No.
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`Attorneys NOT Present for Plaintiffs:
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`Attorneys NOT Present for Defendants:
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`Proceedings:
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`IN CHAMBERS (No Proceedings Held)
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`I.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`On March 21, 2007, Plaintiff GoPets Ltd. filed suit against Edward Hise, Joseph
`Hise, and Digital Overture, Inc. (“Defendants”), the company that Edward and Joseph
`Hise serve as officers. The complaint alleged cybersquatting in violation of the Anti-
`Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) with respect to “gopets.com,” service
`mark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act and state law, service
`mark dilution under the Lanham Act and state law, and false advertising under state law.
`On March 3, 2008, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint to add cybersquatting
`claims with respect to eighteen additional domain names}
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`Plaintiff now seeks partial summary judgment on its claims for federal and state
`service mark infringement and unfair competition and its ACPA claims. Plaintiffs seek a
`broad permanent injunction and order requiring Defendants to transfer <gopets.com> and
`eighteen other domain names to Plaintiff. Plaintiffs also seek statutory damages of
`$100,000 for each of those domain names, for a total of $1,900,000, as well as reasonable
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`attomey’s fees and costs.
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`‘gopet.mobi, gopets.name, gopets.mobi, gopetssite.com, goingpets.com, gopet.biz,
`gopet.org, egopets.com, gopets.bz, gopets.ws, gopet.tv, gopet.ws, gopet.bz,
`gopet.de, gopet.eu, gopet.name, mygopetscom and igopets.com.
`CV-90 (06/04)
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
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`Case No.
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`CV 07-1870 AHM (VBKX)
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`Date May 27, 2008
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`Title
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`GOPETS LTD. v. EDWARD HISE, et 01].
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`For the reasons set for below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’ s motion for partial
`summary judgment.2
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`II.
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`EVIDENTIARY RULINGS
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`In support of their opposition to Plaintiff’ s motion, Defendants filed a Statement of
`Genuine Disputed Material Facts (“SGI”) in which they set forth facts (without
`numbering them). Their SGI does not comply with the Court’s requirements because it
`does not indicate which of Plaintiff’ s asserted undisputed facts they dispute. (The
`declarations described below do contain some references to the SUF.) Moreover,
`Defendants did not number the supposed disputed facts. Out of necessity the Court has
`numbered each of Defendants’ facts according to their placement in the table.
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`Defendants’ SGI relies solely on the Declaration of Edward Hise and the
`Declaration of Joseph Hise, both dated April 7, 2008. These two declarations are
`identical. Plaintiff objects to nearly every paragraph in those declarations and urges the
`Court to disregard these declarations entirely, principally because they are blatantly self-
`serving. See Villiarimo v. Aloha Island Air, Inc., 281 F.3d 1054, 1061 (9th Cir. 2002)
`(noting that courts may refuse to find a “genuine issue” where the only evidence
`presented is “uncorroborated and self—serving” testimony) (citation omitted). Although
`most of the Hises’ statements are indeed uncorroborated and self—serving, a few of them
`are not. The Court thus rules on Plaintiffs’ objections as follows (these rulings apply to
`both declarations):
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`The Court sustains Plaintiff’s objections to declaration paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12
`and 13 because the statements in those paragraphs lack foundation in personal knowledge
`and constitute inadmissible opinion and legal argument. The Court sustains Plaintiff’ s
`objection to sentences 1, 2, 3, and 6 in paragraph 9 for the same reasons, but admits the
`remaining sentences.
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`2 Dkt No. 128. The Court finds that a hearing is unnecessary. Local Rule 7-15;
`Fed. R. Civ. P. 78. If, however, any party demands a hearing, notwithstanding the