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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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STIPULATED ORDER CASE NO. 1:15-cv-703-TLN-SAB

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UL LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

Rebecca Rynders aka Rebecca Zhu, and 

individual, and Zimpex Inc., a California 

Corporation, and John Does 1-20, individuals,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-cv-703-TLN-SAB

STIPULATED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

AND ORDER FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY 

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STIPULATED ORDER 1 CASE NO. 1:15-cv-703-TLN-SAB

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STIPULATED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND ORDER FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY

Plaintiff UL LLC, and Defendants Rebecca Rynders aka Rebecca Zhu and Zimpex Inc. 

(“Defendants”), hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. UL moved for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, seizure order, and 

expedited discovery pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 

1051, et seq. as amended by the Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984, Public Law 98-473 (the 

“Lanham Act”). The Court granted UL’s motion on May 8, 2015 and entered a temporary restraining 

order on May 11, 2015.

2. Defendants stipulate and agree to the entry of a preliminary injunction, as set forth below, 

and stipulate and agree to the immediate turnover of goods bearing counterfeit UL marks and documents 

relating to goods bearing counterfeit UL marks, and corresponding expedited discovery, as set forth 

below.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(a) Defendants, their officers, agents, servants, employees, and any persons in active concert 

or participation with them, are hereby enjoined and restrained from:

(i) using the UL Marks or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation 

of the UL Marks in connection with the manufacture, advertisement, offer for sale and/or 

sale of merchandise not authorized by UL, or in any manner likely to cause others to 

believe that the Counterfeit Products are connected with UL or the genuine UL Marks; 

and

(ii) passing off any labels or other goods that are not authorized UL Marks, as and for 

the UL Marks; and

(iii) committing any other acts calculated to cause purchasers to believe that 

Defendants’ products bear authorized UL Marks unless they are such; and

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STIPULATED ORDER 2 CASE NO. 1:15-cv-703-TLN-SAB

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(iv) shipping, delivering, holding for sale, distributing, returning, transferring or 

otherwise moving, storing or disposing of in any manner labels or other items falsely 

bearing the UL Marks, or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation of 

same;

(b) moving, destroying, or otherwise disposing of any products, labels, or other items, 

merchandise or documents bearing, relating to or used for reproducing the UL Marks or any 

reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation thereof; or 

(c) removing, destroying or otherwise disposing of any computer tapes or disks, business 

records or documents relating in any way to the manufacture, acquisition, purchase, distribution, 

offering for sale or sale of goods bearing the UL Marks or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy or 

colorable imitation thereof.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that nothing in this order shall prevent the parties from reaching 

agreement as to storage, transportation, testing, or other disposition of the counterfeit goods.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, 

(a) Defendants shall immediately turn over to their counsel:

(i) All goods or merchandise in Defendants’ possession, custody, or control, bearing 

or intended to bear any counterfeit, copy, or substantially indistinguishable imitation of 

one or more of the UL Marks;

(ii) All means of making any counterfeits, copies, or substantially indistinguishable 

designations of or for any UL Marks; and

(iii) All records documenting or reasonably appearing to document or relate to the 

manufacture, testing, certification, sale, offer for sale, distribution, or receipt of any 

goods or services in association with the UL Marks.

(b) Defendants’ counsel shall make all documents and things set forth above available for 

inspection and copying no later than June 3, 2015;

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STIPULATED ORDER 3 CASE NO. 1:15-cv-703-TLN-SAB

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(c) Defendants shall identify all customers who received products bearing UL Marks from 

Defendants, including the dates, quantities, descriptions, customer name, customer address, and all other 

pertinent information for each transaction involving products bearing UL Marks, no later than May 25, 

2015;

(d) Defendants shall identify their supplier(s) of all products bearing UL Marks, including 

the dates, quantities, descriptions, supplier name, shipping addresses, and other pertinent information for 

each transaction involving UL marks, no later than May 25, 2015;

(e) As part of Defendants’ obligation to turn over relevant documents and records, 

Defendants shall provide UL with an inventory of electronic media, including hard drives, thumb drives, 

and mobile devices in Defendants’ possession, custody or control, along with a description of the 

records stored on each device, no later than June 3, 2015; 

(f) As part of Defendants’ obligation to turn over relevant documents and records, 

Defendants’ counsel shall work with UL to arrange the forensic imaging of (a) Rebecca Zhu’s mobile 

phone, and (b) hard drives within Rebecca Zhu’s desktop computer, no later than May 27, 2015. The 

parties shall work together to establish a protocol for review and production of information from these 

forensic images by June 3, 2015.

(g) Defendants’ counsel, as substitute custodian for the Court, shall maintain possession of 

all documents and things turned over by Defendants pursuant to this order, until the final disposition of 

this litigation.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the Clerk is directed to lift the seal currently in place in this 

matter.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that discovery may begin immediately, and that the time for 

responding to requests for admissions, interrogatories, and document requests is hereby shortened to 

eighteen (18) days.

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STIPULATED ORDER 4 CASE NO. 1:15-cv-703-TLN-SAB

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 28, 2015

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