GS Holistic, LLC v. Cigarette Outlet Smoke Shop
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GS HOLISTIC, LLC No. 1:23-cv-00281-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. CIGARETTE OUTLET SMOKE SHOP, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 Presently pending before the court is plaintiff GS Holistic, LLC’s (“plaintiff’s”) motion 18 for default judgment against defendant Maher Nagi d/b/a Cigarette Outlet Smoke Shop 19 (“defendant”). (ECF No. 29.) To date, defendant has not opposed plaintiff’s motion. 20 For the reasons set forth below, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion without prejudice.
I. Relevant Background
22 Plaintiff is a Delaware company with its principal place of business in California. (ECF 23 No. 11 at ¶ 5.) Plaintiff makes and sells smoking products and is the registered owner of three 24 “Stündenglass” trademarks: 25 • U.S. Trademark Registration Number 6,633,884 for the standard character mark 26 27 1 Plaintiff’s motion was filed on December 8, 2023, and a motion hearing was set for January 31, 2024 before the undersigned. (ECF No. 29, 30.) “Stündenglass” in association…