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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARILYN D. MINTZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-03384-MMC 

ORDER RE: STIPULATION TO 

TRANSFER AND TO EXTEND TIME

Re: Dkt. No. 14

Before the Court is the parties' Stipulation to transfer the above-titled trademark 

and copyright case to the San Jose Division, which transfer, the parties state without 

elaboration, is "in the furtherance of the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in 

the interests of justice." (See Stip. at 2:2-3.)

Trademark and copyright cases, along with several other specified categories, are 

assigned on a district-wide basis, for the purpose, inter alia, of alleviating an otherwise 

unequal distribution of those actions. See General Order No. 44.D.3. Although there 

may be circumstances under which a transfer may be warranted despite the 

considerations underlying General Order No. 44, in this instance, such a showing has not 

been made.

Accordingly, the parties' stipulation to transfer is hereby DENIED.

To the extent the Stipulation also includes a joint request that defendant be 

provided an extension of time to respond to the complaint, specifically, an extension of 

ten days from the date of the order addressing the Stipulation, said joint request is hereby 

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GRANTED, and defendant shall have ten days from the date of this order to respond to 

the complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 19, 2016

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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