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Parties Involved:
Eastern Sierra Trading Post
Defendant
Sierra Trading Post, Inc.
Plaintiff
Michael Sweilem
Defendant

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Bingham McCutchen LLP 

KEVIN M. BOVARD (SBN 247521) 

kevin.bovard@bingham.com 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4067 

Telephone: 415.393.2000 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Sierra Trading Post, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Eastern Sierra Trading Post, Inc., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Michael Sweilem d/b/a 

Eastern Sierra Trading Post, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:07-cv-02734-MCE-GGH 

JOINT STIPULATION OF 

DISMISSAL AND CONSENT 

ORDER 

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 Having discussed the subject matter of the above-captioned action, and in an attempt to 

resolve this dispute and save the parties’ time and resources, plaintiff Sierra Trading Post, Inc. 

(“Sierra”) and defendant Michael Sweilem d/b/a Eastern Sierra Trading Post (“Sweilem”) jointly 

move that the Court enter and endorse the following stipulations and consent order: 

A. Effective ten (10) calendar days from the date of this Order, Sweilem, his agents, 

servants, employees, attorneys, heirs, successors, assigns, representatives and all persons in 

active concert or participation with any of them, are permanently enjoined and restrained from 

knowingly engaging in any commercial or non-commercial use of the mark SIERRA TRADING 

POST, EASTERN SIERRA TRADING POST, or any other colorable variant thereof or any 

other mark or name or domain name confusingly similar to any of the SIERRA TRADING 

POST Marks (as defined below), including without limitation promoting, selling, offering for 

sale, providing, distributing or advertising products or services thereunder, except that Sweilem 

is permitted to operate his existing retail store in Bridgeport, California (the “Permitted Use”) 

under the name “EASTERN SIERRA TRADING COMPANY” or “EASTERN SIERRA 

TRADING CO.” (the “COMPANY Names”). As used herein “SIERRA TRADING POST 

Marks” means the marks SIERRA TRADING POST, SIERRA TRADING POST YOUR INHOME OUTLET MALL, A SIERRA TRADING POST OUTLET STORE, SIERRA 

ADVENTURE EDGE, SIERRA OUTDOORS, SIERRA SHOES, ETC., SIERRA TRAVEL, 

SIERRA WOMAN, SIERRA TRADITIONS, and SIERRA HOME & GIFT, individually and 

collectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sweilem has until July 1, 2008 to comply with this 

injunction insofar as it requires him to change the name used on the business license for his 

Bridgeport, California retail store. 

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B. Sweilem hereby stipulates that the conduct alleged and fully described in 

plaintiff’s Complaint, including operating a retail store in Bridgeport, California under the name 

“Eastern Sierra Trading Post,” would constitute an infringement of plaintiff’s SIERRA 

TRADING POST Marks and that any future attempt to manufacture, sell, distribute or provide 

products or services under any of the SIERRA TRADING POST Marks or any other colorable 

variant of or any other mark or name confusingly similar (other than the COMPANY Names for 

the Permitted Use), would constitute knowing and willful infringement of plaintiff’s trademark 

rights, all in violation of plaintiff’s rights under the common law, the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 

1051, et seq., and Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq.; 

C. Sierra hereby stipulates that, if and so long as Sweilem remains in full compliance 

with the terms of this Joint Stipulation of Dismissal and Consent Order, Sierra will take no 

further legal action with respect to Sweilem’s past use of its SIERRA TRADING POST Marks, 

as fully described in its Complaint, or for his use of the COMPANY Names for the Permitted 

Use. Sierra does not otherwise waive its rights for any past or future infringement, dilution or 

other misuse of any of its trademarks (including but not limited to the SIERRA TRADING 

POST Marks) by Sweilem. 

D. In the event of default of any of the obligations herein, either party may move for 

the entry of an Order enforcing the terms herein, without any prior notice or grace period. The 

parties agree that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California shall have 

jurisdiction to enforce this Joint Stipulation of Dismissal and Consent Order and any of its terms. 

The parties further agree that the prevailing party in any action to enforce this Joint Stipulation of 

Dismissal and Consent Order shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs 

from the other party for all fees and costs associated with this matter, including without 

limitation the enforcement of this Joint Stipulation of Dismissal and Consent Order. 

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E. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), and upon entry of this Joint 

Stipulation of Dismissal and Consent Order by this Court, Sierra and Sweilem jointly move and 

stipulate that this matter be dismissed with both parties bearing their own costs and attorneys’ 

fees. 

Respectfully submitted, 

SIERRA TRADING POST, INC. MICHAEL SWEILEM d/b/a 

 EASTERN SIERRA TRADING POST 

By its attorneys, 

 Pro se

/s/ Kevin M. Bovard /s/ Michael Sweilem ______________

Kevin M. Bovard Michael Sweilem 

Bingham McCutchen LLP 7115 SE 113th Avenue

Three Embarcadero Center Portland, Oregon 97266 

San Francisco, CA 94111 (503) 760-4325 

(415) 393-2000 

kevin.bovard@bingham.com 

Of counsel: 

Joshua M. Dalton (BBO # 636402) 

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP 

150 Federal Street 

Boston, MA 02110 

(617) 951-8000 

josh.dalton@bingham.com 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 21, 2008 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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