Abhyanker
Nextdoor, Inc. v. Abhyanker
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NEXTDOOR, INC., Case No. 12-cv-05667-EMC
Plaintiff, PUBLIC/REDACTED VERSION v.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
RAJ ABHYANKER, MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE INTERIM
RELIEF, AND DEFERRING RULING
Defendant. ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
ENFORCE SETTLEMENT
12 Docket No. 524 13 14 In 2012, Plaintiff Nextdoor.com, Inc. initiated this lawsuit against Defendant Raj Abhyanker to resolve a dispute as to who had the right to use the Nextdoor mark. See Docket No. 1 (complaint). After Nextdoor filed its claims for, inter alia, trademark infringement and declaratory relief, Mr. Abhyanker counterclaimed, asserting causes of action for, inter alia, trade secret misappropriation and trademark infringement. See Docket No. 132 (second amended counterclaims). In December 2014, the parties settled the case. See Docket No. 420-19 (settlement agreement). By that time, the parties had already stipulated to a dismissal of Mr. Abhyanker’s…