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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ONO’S TRADING COMPANY, LLC, et al., ) 

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Plaintiffs, )

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vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-0706-CG-C

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STUART A. PARNELL, et al. )

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Defendants. )

ORDER

 This matter is before the court on the motion of defendants, Stuart A. Parnell, Patti M.

Parnell, The Nautical Group, LLC, and PMP, LLC, to sever (Doc. 193), plaintiff’s opposition

thereto (Doc. 195), the motion of defendants to withdraw jury demand (Docs. 196, 197), and

plaintiff’s responses thereto (Docs. 202, 203).

Defendants request that the court sever the Tran defendants’ cross-claim because it

asserts only state claims that do not arise out of the remaining federal claims pending in this

action. However, as plaintiffs point out, it is clear that the court has supplemental jurisdiction

over the cross-claim. Additionally, although the cross-claim does not arise directly from the

claims asserted in the complaint, the cross-claim involves the same background of facts and

circumstances and would require many of the same witnesses and evidence. The court does not

find it appropriate to sever the cross-claim at this point in the litigation.

As to defendants’ motion to withdraw jury demand, plaintiff’s consent to the motion and

request that it be granted. Accordingly, the court will grant defendants’ motion to withdraw jury

demand.

For the reasons stated above, defendants’ motion to sever (Doc. 193) is DENIED and

defendants’ motion to withdraw jury demand (Docs. 196, 197) is GRANTED.

DONE and ORDERED this 21st day of August, 2006. 

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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