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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:44 Trademark Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PDL, INC., d/b/a ALLSTARS SCHOOL

OF DRIVING,

 NO. CIV. S-07-0102 WBS GGH

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS

v.

ALL STAR DRIVING SCHOOL, GARY

EMBREE, KIMBERLY EMBREE, AND 

MARIVEL GALICIA, 

Defendants.

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Plaintiff PDL, Inc., d/b/a Allstars School of Driving

brought this action alleging trademark infringement and various

other state and federal claims stemming from defendants All Star

Driving School, Gary Embree, Kimberly Embree, and Marivel

Galicia’s (collectively, “defendants”) use of the “All Star

Driving School” mark. Plaintiff moves to dismiss defendants’

counterclaims, arguing that defendants–-who changed their mark to

“Freedom Driving School” subsequent to the filing of their

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counterclaims–-have abandoned the “All Star” mark and thus can no

longer maintain any forward-looking counterclaims that require

them to establish their purported rights to the mark as an

element of that claim. 

At oral argument, defendants took the position that, in

spite of their mark change, they intend to go forward with their

claims which would allow them to use the “All Star” mark in the

future. The court will therefore deny plaintiff’s motion to

dismiss defendants’ counterclaims. Given defendants’ position,

however, plaintiff is also entitled to prepare its defense

against the counterclaims and to pursue its own claims based not

just upon defendants’ prior conduct but upon defendants’ intent

to continue their use of the “All Star” mark as well.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to

dismiss with defendants’ counterclaims be, and the same hereby

is, DENIED.

DATED: November 1, 2007

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