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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN A. RUSSO, an individual,

Plaintiff,

 v.

NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-3401 MMC

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT ENOM,

INC.’S REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL

Before the Court is defendant eNom, Inc.’s (“eNom”) “Response to Network

Solution, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss,” by which eNom seeks, in essence, dismissal of all

claims asserted against eNom, based on a forum selection clause in the Domain Name

Registration Agreement (“Agreement”) entered into between plaintiff and defendant

Network Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”). Plaintiff has filed opposition thereto. 

Having read and considered the parties’ respective submissions, the Court finds

eNom has not shown good cause for the relief requested. In particular, eNom has failed to

show it is either a signatory to the Agreement or stands in a position in any manner similar

to that of the non-signatory parties in the cases on which eNom relies. See American

Patriot Insur. Agency, Inc. v. Mutual Risk Management, Ltd., 364 F.3d 884, 889 (7th Cir.

2004) (applying forum selection clause to non-signatory “affiliates” of signatory to contract

containing such clause, in action where contract containing such clause and contract on

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which action based constituted “package”); Manetti-Farrow, Inc. v. Gucci America, Inc., 858

F.2d 509, 514 n.5 (9th Cir. 1988) (applying forum selection clause to non-signatory Gucci

entity where contract at issue constituted “ratification” of contract containing forum selection

clause signed by another Gucci entity). 

Accordingly, eNom’s request for dismissal is hereby DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 30, 2008 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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