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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GS HOLISTIC, LLC, No. 2:23-cv-02497-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND

MAHER AHMED NAGI, DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT WITH

LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendant. (ECF No. 16.) 17 Plaintiff, GS Holistic, LLC, moves the court for default judgment against defendant Maher Ahmed Nagi.1 (ECF No. 16.) Specifically, plaintiff seeks a default judgment against defendant for statutory damages in the amount of $150,000.00 on claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., costs of $781.60, and injunctive relief.2 //// 24 Plaintiff has brought suit against “defendants” Maher Ahmed Nagi and Maher Ahmed Nagi, 25 doing business as A&S Smoke Shop & Vape. (See ECF No. 1.) However, as discussed below, plaintiff alleges A&S Smoke Shop & Vape is a sole proprietorship, therefore it is duplicative to 26 sue both. See infra…