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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1114 Trademark Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY FERRISS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ALLIANCE PUBLISHING, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-05675-EMC 

ORDER TEMPORARILY VACATING 

FURTHER BRIEFING AND HEARING 

ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR 

LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED ANSWER 

AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

Docket No. 33

Plaintiffs have filed suit against multiple Defendants, including but not limited to Wealth 

Partners Publishing (“WPP”), which appears to be an Illinois corporation, and Candice 

Cunningham, who appears to be affiliated with WPP. Previously, Plaintiffs moved to strike 

WPP’s answer on the ground that the answer had been filed by Ms. Cunningham (on WPP’s 

behalf) but she is not an attorney. See Docket No. 29 (motion). Subsequently, Ms. Cunningham 

filed – on both her behalf and WPP’s – a motion for leave to file an amended answer and 

affirmative defenses. See Docket No. 33 (motion). Plaintiffs then withdrew their motion based on 

their understanding that Ms. Cunningham was trying to retain counsel to represent both herself

and WPP. According to Plaintiffs, “[o]nce counsel has been retained, Plaintiffs anticipate entering 

a stipulation to permit Defendants Cunningham and [WPP] to file an amended Answer.” Docket 

No. 43 (Not. at 2). 

In light of the above circumstances, the Court concludes that, as a matter of efficiency, it 

makes sense to temporarily VACATE further briefing and the hearing on Ms. Cunningham and 

WPP’s motion for leave to file an amended answer and affirmative defenses. Within 60 days of 

the date of this order, the parties are to jointly report back on (1) whether Ms. Cunningham and 

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WPP have been able to retain counsel and (2) whether it is necessary to proceed with briefing and 

hearing on the motion for leave to file an amended answer and affirmative defenses. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 23, 2016

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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