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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Acushnet Company, a Delaware 

corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

Thomas Allan Thiede a/k/a Thomas 

Thiede a/k/a Tom Thiede a/k/a Tom T., 

an individual, d/b/a Showcase Studios 

d/b/a Showcase Companies d/b/a 

Showcase Architectural Products d/b/a 

Showcase Custom Homes, Inc. d/b/a 

Makeovermygaragedoor.com; Dualwin 

Sporting Goods Co., Ltd., an 

unincorporated foreign business entity; 

and Does 1-5 and Does 1-10, 

 Defendants. 

No. CV 12-02508-PHX-JAT 

ORDER 

[Filed Under Seal] 

 Plaintiff has asked the Court to extend the Court’s December 5, 2012, 

Temporary Restraining Order (“Original TRO”) (Doc. 17) to include a newly 

identified Defendant, Dualwin Sporting Goods Co., Ltd., a foreign business entity 

(“Dualwin”), which has been identified as the supplier of counterfeit Acushnet 

branded golf club head covers to Defendant Thomas Allan Thiede (“Thiede”). (Doc. 

27 at 2-3). Specifically Plaintiff asks the Court to extend the Original TRO to 

Dualwin, including the asset restraint portion thereof to allow for the restraint of the 

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Paypal and related bank accounts in the name of Dualwin Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. 

and/or dualwin@yahoo.cn, and xihaianshancheng@126.com. (Doc. 27 at 4). 

 The Court notes, however, that the Original TRO granted far more than a 

restraint of Paypal and related bank accounts. The Original TRO authorized Plaintiff 

to physically seize Thiede’s property at a specific Court approved location, appointed 

custodians over the property, and set a bond of $10,000.00 for the seized property. 

(Doc. 17 at 6-8). The Original TRO was issued on December 5, 2012, and set a 

Preliminary Injunction Hearing for December 19, 2012. (Id. at 11). Today’s date is 

December 12, 2012, and Plaintiff is asking the Court to extend the same unchanged 

order to a foreign defendant while giving that defendant half the time Thiede was 

given to appear before the Court. Further, Plaintiff is asking for an ex parte order 

granting their requests, but Plaintiff has merely said that the Court has personal 

jurisdiction over Dualwin because Dualwin has the requisite minimum contacts with 

this Judicial District and the State of Arizona. (Doc. 24 at 2). Based on the 

allegations of Plaintiff, it appears Dualwin has the requisite minimum contacts for in 

personam jurisdiction. The Court, however, finds Plaintiff’s request overly broad on 

this record and in need of further justification (including applying the Winter factors 

and justifying issuing a TRO without notice under Rule 65) for such an extraordinary 

measure to be reasonable against a foreign entity. 

 Further, because Thiede has been served the Court no longer sees good reason 

for this case to remain sealed. 

 Based on the foregoing, 

IT IS ORDERED denying without prejudice Plaintiff’s Emergency Ex Parte 

Motion for Order Extending the Temporary Restraining Order and the Order 

Restraining Transfer of Assets to Include Newly Identified Defendant. (Doc. 27). 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a motion to keep the file 

sealed by December 19, 2012. If Plaintiff declines to file a motion by December 19, 

2012, the file shall be unsealed. 

 Dated this 12th day of December, 2012. 

Copies to Only: Counsel for Plaintiff. 

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