Panini America, Inc. v. Kollectorsvault, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division PANINI AMERICA, INC., Case No. 19-cv-03800-LB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE
DEFENDANTS BY EMAIL
KOLLECTORSVAULT, LLC and STEVEN TEANI Re: ECF No. 35 15 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Panini America is a leading retailer of sports trading cards in the United States and internationally.1 It is suing defendants Kollectorsvault and Steven Teani for allegedly selling counterfeit Panini products online.2 Panini has made repeated attempts to serve the summons and complaint on Kollectorsvault in person, by mail, and by email but Kollectorsvault has not responded. Panini therefore asks to serve Kollectorsvault by email and mail or, alternatively, by publication.3 24 25 1 Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) – ECF No. 20 at 3 (¶ 9). Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (“ECF”); pinpoint citations…