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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

Ultimate Creations, Inc., an Arizona

corporation,

Plaintiff

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THQ Inc., a corporation,

Defendant. _________________________________

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No. CV-05-1134-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Currently before the Court is Defendant THQ Inc.’s (“THQ”) Motion to Strike [Dkt.

105] the following documents filed by Plaintiff Ultimate Creations, Inc. (“UCI”): (1) UCI’s

Proposed Final Jury Instructions [Dkt. #101]; (2) THQ’s [sic] Proposed Voir Dire [included in

Dkt. #100-2]; (3) Proposed Preliminary Jury Instructions [included in Dkt. #100-2]; (4) Joint

[sic] Proposed Case Management Plan [sic] [included in Dkt. #100-3]; and (5) Statement of the

Case [included in Dkt. #100-3].

After considering the motion and the submissions of both parties, the Court has

determined that the most appropriate course of action would be to strike Plaintiff’s documents

(Docs. 100-2, 100-3, and 101) and require Plaintiff to review Defendant’s pretrial submissions,

and thereafter, either file a stipulation of agreement or an amended version of Defendant’s

pretrial documents. The amended version shall include proper citations to the law, and the

Plaintiff must provide the Court with a version that highlights each of the revisions, including

both additions and substitutions. 

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Defendant will have adequate opportunity to object to any substitutions or additions

made by Plaintiff at the final pretrial conference scheduled for May 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

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In particular, the Court expects Plaintiff to file (1) an amended version of Defendant’s

joint description of the case that reflects accurately the state of the case, as it is the Court’s

ultimate goal to provide the jury with an accurate description of the case; and (2) final jury

instructions that accurately state the current law and that are not framed in argument. The jury

instructions shall be based on Ninth Circuit Model Instructions whenever possible, and if not

possible, must include proper citations to relevant authority.

In order to achieve this, the Court will strike Plaintiff’s pretrial submissions as requested

by Defendant and require Plaintiff to file amended versions of Defendant’s previously submitted

pretrial documents no later than May 23, 2008.1

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED GRANTING in part and DENYING in part

Defendant’s Motion to Strike documents 100-2, 100-3, and 101.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file amended versions of Defendant’s

previously submitted (1) joint description of the case and (2) final jury instructions no later than

May 23, 2008.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall file a stipulation of agreement no

later than May 23, 2008, as to whichever of Defendant’s pretrial documents Plaintiff does not

object.

DATED this 7th day of May, 2008.

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