Opinion ID: 783938
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Voluntary participation in the UDRP proceedings

Text: 91 Finally, the district court sanctioned Cello for its assertion that Storey `voluntarily participated' in the arbitration proceedings to such an extent that he should be deemed to have waived his res judicata defense. Storey, 182 F.Supp.2d at 367. The district court does not identify the particular pleading or other paper from which it culled this assertion, but we find no mention of Storey's voluntary participation in the UDRP proceedings in Cello's answer. Accordingly, to the extent Cello made this representation, we hold that it had insufficient notice as to sanctions concerning this contention. Furthermore, to the extent that this statement is a factual assertion, Storey participated in the UDRP proceedings by submitting an answer, and no allegations of coercion have been made.