Yarak
Hawks Hill Ranch, LLC v. Yarak
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HAWKS HILL RANCH, LLC, et al., Case No. 22-cv-01567-MMC (DMR)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
v. TO STRIKE
WILLIAM YARAK, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 128 Defendants.
Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants Hawks Hill Ranch, LLC and Hawks Hill Ranch Winery LLC (collectively “Hawks Hill”) move to strike certain expert reports served by Defendants/Counterclaimants William and Margaret Yarak (collectively “the Yaraks”). This matter is suitable for determination without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiffs’ motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND In this action for declaratory relief, Hawks Hill seeks a judgment that their use of the stylized “HH Hawks Hill Ranch” and “Hawks Hill Ranch” trademarks do not infringe on the Yaraks’ “Hawk Hill Vineyard” trademark. The Yaraks bring a counterclaim against Hawks Hill and Peter Kuyper for infringement of the Yaraks’ trademark.…