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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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 E-mail service on 16688.com was given to smakeliao@foxmail.com. See Docket No. 11

(proof of service). However, based on the evidence submitted by Plaintiffs in conjunction with their

motion for default judgment, e-mail service should have been given to chanl33999@163.com. See

Docket No. 48 (Lu Decl. ¶ 9); Docket No. 49, at 99 (Lu Decl., Ex. E).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANNI GUO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

8BO.COM, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C-13-5299 EMC

ORDER RE SERVICE OF PROCESS,

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT, AND OBJECTIONS TO

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

(Docket Nos. 47, 53)

Currently pending before the Court is Judge Cousins’s report and recommendation on

Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment. Based on the docket, it appears that Plaintiffs’ complaint

was served on Defendants – more specifically, the registrant listed in the WHOIS registry for each

domain (by e-mail1

 as well as mail and publication as ordered by Judge Cousins) – but Plaintiffs’

motion for entry of default, Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment, and Judge Cousins’s report and

recommendation were not. 

Out of an abundance of caution, the Court concludes that, before it rules on the motion for

default judgment and Judge Cousins’s report and recommendation, the registrant listed in the

WHOIS registry for each domain (which appeared to be Privacy Protection or PrivacyProtect.org at

the time the motion for default judgment was filed) shall be given e-mail and mail notice of

Plaintiffs’ motion for entry of default, Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment, Judge Cousins’s

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report and recommendation, and this order itself. In addition, the same documents shall be e-mailed

to smakeliao@foxmail.com and chanlee999@163.com as these e-mail addresses appeared at some

point in the WHOIS registry as part of the transfer of the domains away from Plaintiffs. E-mail

service on chanlee999@163.com shall also include service of the complaint because of the possible

defect identified in note 1, supra.

Plaintiffs shall effect service in accordance with the above within a week of the date of this

order. Plaintiffs shall file a proof of service.

Within three weeks of the date of this order, Plaintiffs shall file a statement as to whether

they have since had any communication with any person or entity purporting to own the domains, or

any person or entity purporting to act on behalf of the alleged owners. 

Within three weeks of the date of this order, Defendants or any other person or entity

purporting to own the domains shall file an opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment and

file objections to Judge Cousins’s report and recommendation.

Defendants and any other person or entity purporting to own the domains are hereby

forewarned that they risk entry of a judgment against them and in Plaintiffs’ favor if they do

not make an appearance in this case and defend the case on the merits. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2015

_________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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