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Parties Involved:
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Plaintiff
Shri Laxmi Naryan Hospitality Group of Sacramento, Inc.
Defendant
Watkins/Sacramento Inn, LLC
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

Gordon & Rees LLP 

101 W. Broadway 

Suite 2000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

KIMBERLY D. HOWATT (SBN: 196921) khowatt@gordonrees.com 

TIMOTHY P. LINDELL (SBN: 208966) 

tlindell@gordonrees.com 

GORDON & REES LLP 

101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 696-6700 

Facsimile: (619) 696-7124 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CASE NO. 2:14-cv-1926 JAM AC

STIPULATION AND JOINT 

MOTION FOR ENTRY OF 

PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

Date: n/a 

Time: n/a 

Judge: John A. Mendez 

CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, 

INC., a Delaware Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

SHRI LAXMI NARYAN HOSPITALITY 

GROUP OF SACRAMENTO, INC., a 

California Corporation; and 

WATKINS/SACRAMENTO INN, LLC, 

a California Corporation, 

Defendants. 

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF 

PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

Plaintiff Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Plaintiff” or “Choice Hotels”) and 

Defendants Shri Laxmi Naryan Hospitality Group of Sacramento, Inc. (“SLNH 

Group”) and Watkins/Sacramento Inn, LLC (“Watkins”) hereby submit the following 

stipulation and joint motion for entry of a Permanent Injunction. 

1. Choice Hotels, SLNH Group, and Watkins (collectively the “Parties”) 

have entered into an agreement settling their disputes and hereby stipulate to the 

entry of this Stipulated Permanent Injunction. 

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

Gordon & Rees LLP 

101 W. Broadway 

Suite 2000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

2. Plaintiff owns the CLARION® family of marks identified in Plaintiff’s 

Complaint filed herein. (Dkt. No. 1). The CLARION® family of marks are valid 

and distinctive. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114 & 1125(a) and federal and state 

common law trademark rights, Plaintiff seeks to, among other things, enjoin SLNH 

Group and Watkins (together “Defendants”) from the unauthorized use or 

contribution to the use of the CLARION® family of marks in commerce. 

3. Entry of a permanent injunction will achieve the purposes of the 

Lanham Act and federal and state common law related to trademark infringement, 

including protection of the ownership and integrity of the CLARION® family of 

marks and protection of the public from confusion in the marketplace. 

4. The Parties have reached a settlement agreement concerning all other 

matters in controversy. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

Dated: March 13, 2015 GORDON & REES LLP 

By: /s/

KIMBERLY D. HOWATT 

TIMOTHY P. LINDELL 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CHOICE 

HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Dated: February 28, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF KIRK RIMMER 

By: /s/ 

KIRK RIMMER 

Attorney for Defendant SHRI LAXMI 

NARYAN HOSPITALITY GROUP OF 

SACRAMENTO, INC. 

Dated: March 12, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF STEPHAN 

PARSHALL

By: /s/ 

STEPHAN PARSHALL 

Attorney for Defendant 

WATKINS/SACRAMENTO INN, LLC 

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

Gordon & Rees LLP 

101 W. Broadway 

Suite 2000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

ORDER 

Having been stipulated to by and between the Parties and for good cause 

having been shown: 

1. Permanent Injunction. Defendants, including each of their respective 

agents, employees, officers, and representatives, and all those in active concert or 

participation with them, are permanently, and forever ENJOINED from using or 

contributing to the use of Plaintiff’s CLARION® family of marks as identified in the 

Complaint filed herein (Dkt. No. 1), or any similar marks, without the consent of 

Choice Hotels. The Court further ORDERS Defendants to deliver to Plaintiff any 

items in their possession, custody, or control bearing any of the CLARION® family 

of marks. The Court further ORDERS Defendants to file a sworn statement of 

compliance as provided in 15 U.S.C. §1116(a). 

2. Non-Appealability. This Stipulated Permanent Injunction is final and 

may not be appealed by any party. 

It is SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 20, 2015 /s/ John A. Mendez______ 

 John A. Mendez 

 U.S. District Court Judge 

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