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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgment

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

PlayShare PLC, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

Société des Bains de Mer et du

Cercle des Estrangers à Monaco,

Defendant.

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No. CV-07-1203-PHX-PGR

 

 ORDER

Among the motions pending before the Court is the defendant’s Motion to

Transfer or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss (doc. #8), wherein the defendant in part

seeks an order transferring this action to the United States District Court for the

Southern District of New York pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and the “first-tofile” rule due to the pendency in the Southern District of New York of the earlierfiled and substantially identical case of Société des Bains de Mer et du Cercle

des Estrangers à Monaco v. PlayShare PLC, 07-CV-4802 (DAB). Rather than

directly responding to the motion to transfer, the plaintiffs filed a Motion to Stay

Defendant’s Motion to Transfer or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss (doc. #9),

wherein the plaintiffs seek to stay this action pending the disposition of the

plaintiffs’ pending motion to dismiss the New York action. In response to the

plaintiffs’ motion, the defendant agrees that this action should be stayed pending

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a determination as to whether the New York action will proceed. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiffs’ Motion to Stay Defendant’s Motion to

Transfer or, in the Alternative, to Dismiss (doc. #9) is granted to the extent that

this action is stayed in its entirety pending the resolution of the plaintiffs’ pending

motion to dismiss filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District

of New York in Société des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Estrangers à Monaco

v. PlayShare PLC, 07-CV-4802 (DAB).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant’s Motion to Transfer or, in

the Alternative, to Dismiss (doc. #8) is deemed withdrawn without prejudice to

being reinstated upon motion if necessary after the resolution of the plaintiffs’

pending motion to dismiss filed in Société des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des

Estrangers à Monaco v. PlayShare PLC, 07-CV-4802 (DAB) (S.D.N.Y.).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ Stipulation re Pretrial

Discovery (doc. #12) is accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report with

the Court no later than fifteen days after the resolution of the plaintiffs’ pending

motion to dismiss filed in Société des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Estrangers à

Monaco v. PlayShare PLC, 07-CV-4802 (DAB) (S.D.N.Y.), setting forth the

decision of the New York court and the impact of that decision on this action.

DATED this 11th day of October, 2007.

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