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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEFT COAST WRESTLING, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEARBORN INT'L LLC, et al.

Defendants.

Case No.: 17cv466-LAB (NLS)

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION; 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

MOTION FOR CONTEMPT; AND

ORDER HOLDING DEFENDANT 

DUKE MINH LE IN CONTEMPT

The Court entered default judgment against Defendants, and on July 13, 2018, issued 

an injunction against them. Defendant Duke Minh Le moved to set aside the default 

judgment, which the Court denied. Plaintiff Left Coast Wrestling also filed a motion 

(Docket no. 68) to hold Defendants and certain of their agents in contempt for violating the 

injunction. The Court referred that motion to Magistrate Judge Nita Stormes for a report 

and recommendation. Judge Stormes received briefing, held a hearing, and has issued her 

report and recommendation (the “R&R,” Docket no. 110), recommending an award of 

$40,000 plus costs and attorney’s fees totaling $28,557.

Objections to the R&R were due August 15, 2019, but none have been filed. 

Although Le is proceeding pro se, he is aware of the effect of failing to object to a report 

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and recommendation. On June 19, 2018, the Court adopted two unobjected-to reports and 

recommendations, and granted default judgment against Le and Dearborn. (See Docket no. 

46, 2:3–12 (citing review standards for reports and recommendations when no objections 

are filed).)

A district court has jurisdiction to review a Magistrate Judge’s report and 

recommendation on dispositive matters. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). “The district judge must 

determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s disposition that has been properly 

objected to.” Id. “A judge of the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, 

the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

This section does not require some lesser review by the district court when no objections 

are filed. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149–50 (1985). The “statute makes it clear that the 

district judge must review the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations de novo 

if objection is made, but not otherwise.” United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 

(9th Cir. 2003).

Because the parties do not object to the R&R’s findings of fact, they has waived all 

objections to them. See Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998). The Court 

ADOPTS Judge Stormes’ unobjected-to findings of fact. These include the fact that Le 

was found not credible, and the fact that he did not comply with the Court’s order.

The Court has reviewed the R&R’s legal conclusions, and finds them to be correct. 

The Court agrees with Judge Stormes’ recommendations, and ADOPTS the R&R. The 

motion for contempt is GRANTED IN PART, as set forth in the R&R. The Court finds 

Duke Minh Le to be in contempt of the Court’s injunction, but declines to hold Barbara 

Trieu-Le, Eljay Pena, Steven Lawson, or O3T in contempt.

The Court AWARDS Left Coast Wrestling $40,000, as well as $28,557 in costs and 

attorney’s fees, as set forth in the R&R. These amounts are deemed added to the judgment 

in this case. 

GoDaddy, the company that owns the domain name www.battleonthemidway.com, 

is not a party to this action, has not been served with notice, and apparently did not act in 

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concert with any Defendant to violate the injunction. The Court does not appear to have 

personal jurisdiction over it, as would be required before the Court can order it to transfer 

the domain name registration. See Zepeda v. U.S. I.N.S., 753 F.3d 719, 727 (9th Cir. 1983). 

Nevertheless, the Court requests that GoDaddy transfer the registration of this domain 

name to Left Coast Wrestling, and instructs GoDaddy to work with Left Coast Wrestling’s 

counsel to accomplish this. If GoDaddy does not do this voluntarily, Left Coast Wrestling 

may seek to add GoDaddy as a relief Defendant or may take other appropriate action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 16, 2019

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

Chief United States District Judge

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