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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREGORY J. WRENN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA,

Defendant. /

No. C 03-04057 JSW

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

LIFT STAY

Due to the delay in reaching a final, appealable judgment in the related proceeding

pending before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”), the Court HEREBY LIFTS

the stay in this action for good cause shown. “To the extent that a civil action in a Federal

district court involves issues in common with those in a proceeding before the Board, the

decision of the Federal district court is often binding upon the Board, while the decision of the

Board is not binding upon the court.” Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure,

§ 510.02(a); see also American Bakeries Co. v. Pan-O-Gold Baking Co., 650 F. Supp. 563, 566-

68 (D. Minn. 1986) (holding that stay of district court proceedings was not warranted where a

stay would result in long delay of the district court action and the TTAB determination would

be merely advisory to the courts while the district court could conclusively determine the issues

common to both proceedings). Accordingly, the stay is LIFTED.

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United States District Court

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In his recent request to address the pending motion to lift the stay, Plaintiff indicates that

he would be willing to consent to the referral of this matter before a Magistrate Judge of this

Court. Defendant shall have until September 7, 2007 to inform the Court in writing whether it

too will consent to a Magistrate Judge, either a randomly-assigned Magistrate or a specific

Magistrate, for all purposes. Once the Court has received the Defendant’s position on consent,

it will either refer the case or set a further case management conference on its calendar in order

to proceed with this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 28, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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