Neo v. Marina Brothers, Inc. et al

Filing 149

ORDER DECLINING TO RELATE CASES. Signed by Judge Alsup on February 4, 2010. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AIK CHEONG NEO, an individual d/b/a PO LO KU TRADING, and KAI CHANG HO, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. MARINA BROTHERS, INC., a California corporation d/b/a MARINA FOOD #5, et al., Defendants. / No. C 09-00739 WHA No. C 10-00455 SC ORDER DECLINING TO RELATE CASES IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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The undersigned has reviewed the administrative motion to relate case number C 10-00455 SC to case number C 09-00739 WHA. While the parties in the case pending before Judge Conti were both defendants in the action pending before the undersigned, they have long since been dismissed from case number C 09-00739. Moreover, while the same allegedly infringing products may be at issue in both cases, the case before the undersigned is a trademark infringement action brought by the owner of the mark, while case number C 10-00455 involves a dispute solely between downstream buyers and sellers of the allegedly infringing product. As such, these cases are not related under Civil Local Rule 8-1(a).

Dated: February 4, 2010.

WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE