UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SHERMAN DIVISION

GS HOLISTIC, LLC

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SUBLIME SMOKE & VAPE LLC, 

d/b/a SUBLIME SMOKE &VAPE, 

ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-255-SDJAGD

DENTON SMOKE SHOP LLC, 

d/b/a DENTON SMOKE STOP, ET 

AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-241-SDJAGD

KASKI KALI LLC, d/b/a KUSH 

CIGAR, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-249-SDJAGD

SUPREME SMOKE AND VAPE 

LLC, d/b/a SUPREME SMOKE 

AND VAPE, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-256-SDJAGD

CITY SMOKE SHOP INC., d/b/a 

CITY SMOKE SHOP, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-264-SDJAGD

RAD GLASS, INC, d/b/a PPV 

PIPES, PAPERS, & VAPES, ET 

AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-265-SDJAGD

SERANE LLC, d/b/a SMOKE 

JOINT, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-266-SDJAGD

AZZADNEEN GROUP #2, LLC, 

d/b/a SPARK SMOKE, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-268-SDJAGD

SS & CO INVESTMENTS INC, 

d/b/a CBD & TOBACCO VILLA, ET 

AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-283-SDJAGD

WIZARD’S SMOKE SHOP LLC, 

d/b/a WIZARD’S VAPOR BAR AND 

SMOKE SHOP, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-284-SDJAGD

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ABN BUSINESS GROUP LLC, 

d/b/a CLOUD VILLE VAPOR AND 

SMOKE SHOP, ET AL.

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-365-SDJAGD

LEAD CASE

HOLLOWAY FOUNDATION LLC, 

d/b/a SMOKERS XCHANGE, ET 

AL. 

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CIVIL NO. 4:23-CV-626-SDJAGD

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING THE REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Came on for consideration the Report and Recommendation of the United 

States Magistrate Judge (“Report”), this matter having been referred to the 

Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On August 29, 2024, the Report and 

Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, (Dkt. #32)1, was entered containing 

proposed findings of fact and the recommendation that Plaintiff’s Motion for Default 

Judgment in member case 4:23-cv-00266, (Dkt. #29)2, be granted in part and denied 

in part. No party filed objections to the Report. Having assessed the Report and the 

record in this case, the Court hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the 

Magistrate Judge as the findings and conclusions of the Court. 

It is therefore ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment, (Dkt. 

#29), is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is further ORDERED that 

Defendants Tariq S. Ali, Rick Ali, and Serane LLC each pay $3,000.00 to Plaintiff GS 

Holistic as statutory damages for trademark infringement. It is further ORDERED 

that Defendants Tariq S. Ali, Rick Ali, and Serane LLC are jointly and severally 

required to pay Plaintiff GS Holistic $402.00 for the costs of the action. It is finally

1 The Report and Recommendation was docketed in the lead case in this matter, 4:23-cv-00365. 2 Plaintiff’s Motion was docketed in the former lead case in this matter, 4:23-cv-00255. 

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ORDERED that Defendants Tariq S. Ali, Rick Ali, and Serane LLC, at their cost, 

deliver to Plaintiff GS Holistic for destruction all counterfeit products, accessories, 

labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, advertisements, and other 

material in their possession, custody or control bearing any of the Stündenglass 

trademarks (U.S. Trademark Registration Number 6,174,291, U.S. Trademark 

Registration Number 6,174,292, and U.S. Trademark Registration Number 

6,633,884).

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