LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. MH Sub I, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LEGALFORCE RAPC WORLDWIDE
P.C.,
No. C 24-00669 WHA Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER RE END-OF-CASE
MH SUB I, LLC, MOTIONS
14 Defendant.
16 In this trademark action, this order decides the pending motions (1) to dismiss the action voluntarily, (2) to strike expert reports within that motion to dismiss, (3) to disqualify counsel from post-dismissal motions, and (4) to seal varied documents. Each is taken in turn. 1. THE MOTION TO DISMISS VOLUNTARILY. Plaintiff moves to dismiss its own action and for each side to bear its costs and fees (Dkt. No. 193). Defendant, for its part, welcomes dismissal, but not on these terms (Dkt. No. 197). It denies plaintiff’s view of the merits, and “intends to seek attorneys’ fees, costs, non-taxable costs, and sanctions.” Under Rule 41(a)(2), because defendant long ago answered the complaint, any dismissal over its objection shall be “only by court order, on terms that the…