Dadbod Apparel LLC v. Hildawn Design LLC

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DADBOD APPAREL LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00188 DJC AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 HILDAWN DESIGN LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Dadbod Apparel LLC (“Dadbod”) brings the present suit alleging that 18 Defendants Hildawn Design LLC (“Hildawn”) and Hilary D. Wertin misused trademarks 19 to interfere with Plaintiff’s sale of various goods. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants 20 utilized their ownership of the “GIRLDAD” trademark to initiate takedown actions 21 against several of Plaintiff’s products on online retailers Amazon and Etsy despite 22 those products not infringing on Defendants’ trademark. Defendants now bring a 23 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil 24 Procedure 12(b)(2) or, in the alternative, Motion to Transfer Venue under Federal Rule 25 of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3). (ECF No. 7.) 26 For the reasons stated below, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 27 for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. 28 …