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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAFE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 11CV1797-LAB (WVG)

ORDER GRANTING

vs. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

RISING INTUITION INC., dba SAFE

AUTO INSURANCE SERVICES,

Defendants.

Plaintiff filed a complaint on August 11, 2011 in which it sought a temporary

restraining order and preliminary injunction that would prevent the Defendants from doing

business as Safe Auto Insurance. The TRO was denied for failure to comply with Fed. R.

Civ. P. 65(b)(1). The Court ordered Plaintiff to file a proof of service of process, as well as

proof of service of the order denying the TRO, at which time it would accept an opposition

from the Defendants and set a hearing date if appropriate. (See Doc. No. 5.)

Plaintiff has now fulfilled its service obligations, and Defendants have made no

appearance whatsoever. The Court construes Defendants’ failure to oppose the preliminary

injunction motion as consent to granting the motion. See Civil Local Rule 7.1(f)(3)(c). The

Court also finds that Plaintiff has made the requisite allegations and showing to support the

issuance of a preliminary injunction. See Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S.

7, 129 S.Ct. 365, 374 (2008) (“A plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must establish that

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he is likely to succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the

absence of preliminary relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an

injunction is in the public interest.”). The motion is therefore GRANTED

A temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction is hereby issued against

Defendant, its officers, agents, employees, successors and assigns, and any and all

persons or entities acting at, through, under or in active concert or participation with or

under authority of or from them during the pendency of this action, enjoining them from

any advertising, promotion, provision of services and/or any other use of the designation

"SAFE AUTO INSURANCE," and of any other colorable imitation of Safe Auto Insurance

Company's federally registered SAFE AUTO INSURANCE and 1-800-SAFE-AUTO

marks, including but not limited to use on any vehicles, uniforms, signs, newspaper or

other advertisements, telephone directory listings, Internet websites (including but not

limited to the Internet website www.ssi4less.com), bank accounts, and/or any other

printed or otherwise published materials, in connection with insurance services, including

but not limited to automobile insurance services. Defendant must remove any and all

existing incidents or other colorable variants of the SAFE AUTO INSURANCE or 1-800-

SAFE-AUTO marks currently in use. 

It appears Defendants have failed to answer the complaint within 21 days of

service, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a). If that is so, Plaintiff may ask the Clerk to

enter default in this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 16, 2011

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN Burns

United States District Judge

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