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Nature of Suit Code: 196
Nature of Suit: Franchise
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

DLC Dermacare LLC, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Sixta Castillo, R.N., et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV-10-0333-PHX-DGC

ORDER 

 

 A motion for attorneys’ fees and costs has been filed by Defendants Johnathan 

Munoz, M.D., Michele Connor, Timothy Bode, M.D., Bobbie Bode, Anshu Jain, and 

Nora Jain. Doc. 150. The motion will be denied. 

 Defendants state that pursuant to Local Rule of Civil Procedure 54.2, they will file 

their supporting documentation if the parties are not able to satisfactorily resolve all 

disputed issues “after personal consultation with Plaintiff and a good faith effort to 

do so.” Doc. 150 at 3. But absent a statement of consultation certifying that the parties 

had in fact engaged in good faith efforts to resolve the fee dispute, Defendants are not 

permitted to file a motion for attorneys’ fees. LRCiv 54.2(d)(1). Moreover, the motion is 

premature given that final judgment has not been entered. The Court’s order of dismissal 

(Doc. 145) does not constitute a final judgment for purposes of Rule 54 of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure. To the extent that order were to be construed as a final 

judgment, Defendants have not filed the required supporting documentation within the 

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60-day time period set forth in Local Rule of Civil Procedure 54.2(b)(2). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants’ joint motion for attorneys’ 

fees and costs (Doc. 150) is denied without prejudice to re-filing after final judgment is 

entered. 

 Dated this 8th day of March, 2011. 

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