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Parties Involved:
F.E.A., Inc.
Plaintiff
Mike Smith
Defendant
Dave Weiner
Defendant
XYZ Company
Defendant

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Cara R. Burns (SBN: 137557) 

Hicks, Mims, Kaplan & Burns 

725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2280 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

Telephone: (213) 538-1370 

Facsimile: (213) 538-1375 

cburns@hmklawyers.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

F.E.A., Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

F.E.A., INC. 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MIKE SMITH, DAVE WEINER, JOHN DOES 

1-100, JANE DOES 1-100 AND XYZ 

COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 06-2718 LKK/KJM 

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING 

ORDER; ORDER OF SEIZURE; 

AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

WHY A PRELIMINARY 

INJUNCTION SHOULD NOT ISSUE 

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Based upon the complaint, memorandum of points and authorities, Declaration of Bryan 

Toth and the Certificate of Counsel of Cara R. Burns and all other pleadings and proceedings 

heretofore had herein and good cause being shown: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants, Mike Smith, Dave Weiner, John Does 1-100, 

Jane Does 1-100 and XYZ Company their true identities being unknown (collectively 

"Defendants), show cause before the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton, United States District Court 

Judge, in Courtroom 4 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 

located at 501 “I” Street Sacramento, California at 1:30 p.m. on December 14, 2006 or as soon 

thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 65, the Lanham 

Act 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et. seq., and Local Rule 65, should not be entered granting to Plaintiff, 

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F.E.A., Inc., a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Defendants from manufacturing, distributing, 

selling or holding for sale, any clothing, jewelry, photographs, posters and other merchandise 

(collectively the "Infringing Merchandise") bearing the trademarks, servicemarks, likenesses, 

tradenames or tour logos of the group known as “High School Musical” (collectively, the 

"Tradenames"). 

AND IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that Defendants are about to sell and distribute 

the Infringing Merchandise bearing any or all of the Tradenames as set forth in Plaintiff's 

complaint and declarations, and will continue to carry out such acts unless restrained by order of 

the Court; 

AND IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that immediate and irreparable injury, loss or 

damage will result to the Plaintiff before Defendants can be identified and given notice and their 

attorneys can be heard in opposition to the granting of the temporary restraining order, in that the 

Defendants are preparing to manufacture, distribute and sell Infringing Merchandise as set forth in 

the Plaintiff's complaint, and that, unless said Defendants are enjoined from said manufacture, 

distribution, and sale, the Plaintiff will suffer immediate and irreparable injury and harm in the 

form of a loss of income, lessening and dilution of the value of the Tradenames, interference with 

Plaintiff's ability to exploit, market and license its merchandising rights, confusion in the 

marketplace as to the duly authorized source of merchandise depicting the Tradenames, and 

impairment of the good will Plaintiff and its licensors have in the said Tradenames; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pending hearing and determination of this application, 

or the expiration of ten (10) court days from the date hereof, the Defendants, their agents, servants, 

employees, attorneys, successors and assigns and all persons, firms and corporations acting in 

concert with them, and each of them, be and hereby are temporarily restrained from 

manufacturing, distributing and selling Infringing Merchandise bearing the any or all of the 

Tradenames; 

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AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to 1116 (a), the United States Marshal, 

for this District or any district in which Plaintiff enforces this order, the state police, local police or 

local deputy sheriffs, off duty officers of the same, and any person acting under their supervision, 

are hereby authorized to seize and impound any and all Infringing Merchandise bearing any or all 

of the Tradenames which Defendants attempt to sell or are holding for sale, including any from 

any carton, container, or other means of carriage in which the Infringing Merchandise is found 

from six (6) hours before to six (6) hours after any performance of the tour within a ten (10) mile 

vicinity of the halls, stadiums or arenas at which said Tour shall be performing, including but not 

limited to on December 5, 2006 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order be and is hereby conditioned upon 

Plaintiff's filing with the Clerk of this Court an undertaking in the form of a bond, certified check, 

or cash in the amount of $2,000.00 no later than December 4, 2006, receipt of which is hereby 

acknowledged to secure the payment of such costs and damages not to exceed such sum as may be 

suffered or sustained by any party who is found to be wrongfully restrained hereby; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this temporary restraining order is conditioned 

upon the Plaintiff's advancing to the law enforcement officers such sum as is required by the same 

to cover the fees for their said services, in the event Plaintiff seeks their services in this or any 

other district; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that service of a copy of this order to show cause 

together with the complaint, be made upon the Defendants by the United States Marshal, state or 

local police, local deputy sheriffs or by any person over the age of eighteen (18) years not a party 

to this action selected for that purpose by the Plaintiff, at the time of the seizure provided herein is 

effected and that such service shall be deemed good and sufficient; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the process server shall offer a receipt to each 

person from whom Infringing Merchandise is seized and that the Plaintiff shall be deemed 

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substitute custodian for all Infringing Merchandise seized; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each and every defendant served with a copy of 

this order promptly, courteously and peaceably identify himself or herself to the aforementioned 

process server and that the process server or agents for Plaintiff be allowed to photograph, video 

tape or otherwise identify the Defendant; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' responsive papers, if any, shall be 

filed with the Clerk of this Court and served upon the attorneys for Plaintiff by delivering copies 

to its counsel on or before December 7, 2006. Any reply shall be filed by the Plaintiff and served 

upon each appearing defendant or his/her counsel on or before December 11, 2006. Plaintiff is to 

provide copies of all other filed pleadings at the request of any identified defendant; 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any defendant who is hereafter served with a copy 

of this order who objects to the provisions hereof may submit his or her objections to this Court or 

otherwise move for relief from this Court according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but 

no such objection shall serve to suspend this Order or stay the terms herein unless otherwise 

ordered by this Court. 

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Local Rule 65-231 and F.R.C.P. Rule 

65 (d), any defendant can apply to this Court for modification/dissolution of this Order on 2 days 

notice or shorter notice as this Court may allow. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 30, 2006 

Presented By: 

___/S/ Cara Burns_________________

Cara R. Burns 

725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2280 

Los Angeles, California 90017 

(213) 607-2290; (213) 538-1375 (fax) 

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