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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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 The two webpages are located at 1

http://www.cedarinntahoe.com/sk i % 2 0 p a c k age.htm and

http://www.cedarinntahoe.com/season_package.htm.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE )

ASSOCIATION, INC. )

 ) 2:08-cv-02878-GEB-GGH

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER

v. )

)

HCM BROTHERS, INC. d/b/a CEDAR INN )

& SUITES, and FU SHEN HSIAO, )

)

Defendants. )

)

In an order issued on April 6, 2010, Defendants were held in

contempt of court for their continued violation of the permanent

injunction issued on October 29, 2009, which enjoined Defendants from

using, without authorization, any of Plaintiff’s trademarks. The

April 6 order instructed Defendants that if they did not cease all

remaining unauthorized use of Plaintiff’s trademarks, including use on

two webpages, by April 19, 2010, a bench warrant could issue for the 1

immediate arrest of Defendant Fu Shen Hsiao. A hearing was held on

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April 19, 2010, at which Plaintiff’s counsel opined that Defendants

remained in violation of the permanent injunction through their

continued, unauthorized use of Plaintiff’s trademark on the two

webpages. Defendants did not appear at the April 19 hearing.

On April 20, 2010, Plaintiff filed a proposed order

providing for the issuance of a bench warrant and the immediate arrest

of Defendant Fu Shen Hsiao. Plaintiff attached to its proposed order

evidence that Defendant Fu Shen Hsiao is the registrant for the domain

name CEDARINNTAHOE.COM, which hosts the infringing webpages; however,

Plaintiff has not shown that after April 19, 2010, Defendants continue

to violate the permanent injunction. This evidence is a prerequisite

to the issuance of a bench warrant requiring the United States Marshal

service to seize Defendant Fu Shen Hsiao.

However, since Plaintiff has shown that the $3,888 in

attorneys’ fees and costs previously requested is reasonable,

Defendants shall pay Plaintiff a remedial sanction of $3,888 as 

provided in the April 6 order.

Since Plaintiff’s counsel has informed the Court that

Defendants have repeatedly refused to accept documents sent from

Plaintiff’s counsel, the Clerk of the Court shall serve by mail a copy

of this order and the order filed on April 6, 2010 on Defendant Fu

Shen Hsiao at Cedar Inn & Suites, 890 Stateline Avenue, South Lake

Tahoe, California 96150.

Dated: April 21, 2010

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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