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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STORMWATER SYSTEMS, INC., et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

DOUGLAS REITMEYER, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-2472-MCE-CKD 

ORDER 

 By agreement of the parties1, the further settlement conference presently scheduled for 

July 21, 2015, is CONTINUED to August 5, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom No. 25 before the 

Hon. Kendall J. Newman. IT IS ALSO HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. No later than 4:00 p.m. on July 31, 2015, the parties shall file a joint statement 

addressing all remaining issues in the case. 

2. As part of their joint statement, the parties shall set forth whether they consent to the 

jurisdiction of the undersigned magistrate judge for all further proceedings in the case, 

including the issuance of final rulings on issues on which the parties do not agree. 

 

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 As used in this order, the term “parties” includes the named parties as well as certain non-parties 

who have participated in the proceedings: Stormwater Systems, Inc. dba Safe Drain, Inc.; John 

Deming; Safe Drain International, Inc.; Douglas Reitmeyer; Michael Brasberger, Sr.; Michael 

Brasberger, Jr.; ASHMB, LLC; and Benjamin (Buzz) Holmes. 

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3. In the interim, the parties shall not post on any websites or otherwise communicate 

with any non-parties regarding Safe Drain products, successor entities, or matters in 

any way related to this litigation without first obtaining approval from the party’s 

respective attorney for such communications.2 Failure to comply with this provision 

may result in the imposition of any appropriate sanctions. 

4. Similarly, if any of the attorneys for the parties approve communications that can be in 

any way construed as disparaging or not conducive to the settlement proceedings, such 

attorneys may likewise be sanctioned. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: July 22, 2015 

 

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 For purposes of this settlement conference Lewis Sessions, Esq. is referred to as the “respective 

attorney” for Douglas Reitmeyer; Michael Brasberger, Sr.; Michael Brasberger, Jr.; ASHMB, 

LLC; and Benjamin (Buzz) Holmes. Counsel are also required to provide a copy of this order to 

all “parties.” 

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