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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LIFESCAN, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

AMERICAN HEALTHCARE, INC., et al.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 05-2016 JSW (MEJ)

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF'S MOTIONS

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Currently pending before the Court are Plaintiff's two motions for default judgment. The

first, filed February 22, 2007, seeks $895,000.00 in damages and $308,646.82 in attorneys' fees and

costs against defendant American Healthcare, Inc. The second, filed April 6, 2007, also seeks

$895,000.00 in damages and $308,646.82 in attorneys' fees and costs against defendant Payless

Wholesale, Inc. As these motions are clearly duplicative, the Court finds it appropriate to consider

them together. Further, an award of over $600,000 in attorneys' fees and costs in a case that did not

even proceed to trial, let alone the summary judgment stage, seems grossly excessive. Accordingly,

Plaintiff must provide further briefing in which it justifies such an excessive award. Thus, the Court

ORDERS as follows:

1) The previously noticed hearing dates of April 19, 2007 and May 17, 2007 are VACATED.

2) The Court shall conduct one hearing on May 31, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th

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Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California.

3) No later than April 26, 2007, Plaintiff shall file, and serve on Defendants, an itemization that

provides a breakdown of all damages sought, separated by defendant, and a detailed

itemization of all attorneys' fees and costs, separated by defendant. In its itemization,

Plaintiff shall provide appropriate billing records and all other documentation necessary to

justify its fee application. Plaintiff may redact any confidential information, but the Court

may require Plaintiff to submit unredacted versions if it is unable to make a proper

determination based on the redacted materials.

4) Defendants may file any opposition no later than May 10, 2007, and Plaintiff may file a reply

by May 17, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 12, 2007 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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