Pacific Law Center et al v. Saadat-Nejad

Filing 80

BRIEF Addressing Issues This Court's Order Raised Directing Parties to Show Cause Why Summary Judgment Should Not Be Entered by Solomon Ward Seidenwurm and Smith LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Edward J. McIntyre, # 2 Declaration of Michael M. Vasseghi, # 3 Exhibit Notice of Lodgment of Exhibits)(McIntyre, Edward) Modified on 7/28/2008 to term motion, correct event (mkz).

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EDWARD J. MCINTYRE [SBN BO4O2] emci [e-mail] MICHAEL M. VASSECHI [SBN 21O73ZI mvassegh i @swsslaw.com SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH, 401 B Street, Suite 1200 San Diego, California 92101 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 1619\ 231-47 55

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Attorneys for SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH LLP

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHTRN DISTR¡CT OF CALIFORNIA

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PACIFIC LAW CENTER, A Professional Corporation and SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH LLP,,

CASE NO. 07-CV-00460 JLS (POR)

Plaintiff,

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DECLARATION OF EDWARD J. McINTRYRE lN SUPPORT OF SOLOMON WARD'S BRIEF ADDRESSING ¡SSUES THIS COURTIS ORDER RAISED DIRECTING PARTIES TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT BE
ENTERED

SHAHROKH SAADAT-NEJAD,
Defendant.

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Date: Time:
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To Be Determined To Be Determined
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P:00435671:90126.015

0z-cv-00460
TO SHÓW CAUSE
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JLS (POR)

SEIDENWI-]RM &

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RÈ ORDER

WHY SUMMARY JUDCMENT SHOULD NOT

BE ENTERED

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Edward J. Mclntyre declares:

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I am a member of the bar of this

Courl' lam aSolomonWard partner. lknow

the facts in this declaration of my own personal knowledge.

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On March 17, 2OO8 the parties attended a conference before Magistrate Judge

Porter. Mr. SaadafNejad demanded that he be paid "millions" to give up, or stop using, the
web sites he had registered with domain names containing the words "Solomon Ward"'

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On March 26, 2OO7,l filed a complaint with ICANN (lnternet Corporation for

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Assigned Names and Numbers) in accordance with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. This complaint disputed only two domain names:

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solomonwardlawfirm.com and solomonwardsandiego.com. The complaint did not seek to
have ushostage.com or any other of Mr. SaadafNejad's web sites be cancelled, removed or
shut

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down. I attach a copy.
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declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

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foregoing is true and correct from my own personal knowledge and that I executed this
declaration on July 25,2008, at San Diego, California.

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lsl Edward J. EDWARD J.

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)N OF EDWARD l. McINTRYRE ISO OF SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURf OSC BRIEF RE WHY SUMMARY IUDCMENT SHOULD NOT BE ENTERED

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

the DECLARATION OF EDWARD l. McINTRYRE lN SUPPORT OF

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SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH'S BRIEF ADDRESS¡NG ISSUES RAISED BY
TH¡S COURT'S ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO SHOW CAUSE AS TO WHY SUMMARY

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JUDGMENT SHOULD NOT BE ENTERED to be served in the following manner: Electronic Mail Notice List
The following are those who are currently on the list to receive e-mail notices for this
case.

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Electronic Mail Notice List
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Robert F. Clarke, Esq. (SBN 79881) Ph illips & Assoc¡ates 3030 N. Third Street, Suite 1100 Phoenix, AZ85O"l2 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Pacific Law Center

The following party is not on the list to receive e-mail notices from the Court. We are

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emailing copies to Mr. SaadatNejad
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[e-mail].

ln addition, we are sending hard copies via Federal Express:
Shahrokh Saadat-Nejad 3213 Mt. Ashmun Place San Diego, CA92"l'11

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VIA FEDERAL

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Mclntvre
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DECLARA

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Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP 401 B Street, Suite 1200 San Diego, CA 9?101 (Compla inant)

solomonwardlawfirm.com;

,åio*on*"rarandiego,com
Shahrokh Saadat-Nejad 37I3 Mt. Ashmun Place San Diego, CA 9?1ì I

First Amended ComPlaint File No. F40703000944660

(Respondent)
COMFLAINT IN ACCORDANCE WITII THE UNIFORM DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY
for Assisned Names and iä. d;;;;. iüJriià" i"ri.y, adopred by rhe Inremer_corporationoctober 24' 1999 (lcANN N;;;r (lcersÐ on Augusl 26,1i'i9 ana'approved by ICAÑN.on Policv (ICANN Rules)' þ;";j:;Jil. Rules foiunitorm Domain Ñame Dispute Resolution ú1^tCe$ on Octobe¡ 24' 1999' and the

ti']ThisComplaintisherebysubmittedfo¡decisioninaccordancewiththeUniformDomain

"J tiona Na"p"¿ l A¡bitration
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ICANN on,qugust zO, lSSg and approved Rule 3(b)(i) Forum Olafi Supplemenø Rul"t iSupp. Rules). ICANN

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COMPLAINANTINFORMATION

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Name: Address:

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TelePhone:

Solomon \\i ard Seidenwurm & Smitb' LLP 401 B Street, Suite i200 San Diego, CA 92101 [phone]

E'Mail:

(619)231-47ss IP-enforce@swsslaw com

COMPLAINANT'S AUTHORIZED R-EPRESENTATII¡Ð

Name: Edward J MclntYre' Esq ndì¡ess: Solomon Warcl Seidenwurm & Smith' LLP
401 B Sbeet, Suite 1200 San Diego, CA 92101

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Telephone: [phone]

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Fax: E-Mail:

emcingrre@su'sslaw com

619)231-4755

P:10?888.1:26000,001

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Electronic-OnlY Material Merhod: E-mail la.l

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Add¡ess:

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emcinlYre@swsslaw com Edwa¡d J. MclntYre. Esq'

I\{aterial lncluding Hard CoP¡' Method: Mail lal tht Add¡ess/Fax: 401 B Street' Suite 1200 San Diego, CA 92101 Contact: Edward J. MclntYre' Esq-

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before a single-member administrative The Complainant chooses to have this dispute heard
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RESPONDENTINFORMATION

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Name:
Address: TelePhone; Fæi: E-N4ail:

Shatuokì Saadat-Nejad 921 I I 371 3 Mt, Ashmun Place, San Diego, CA (646) 225-82tJ

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DISPUTED DOMAIN NAMES

solomonwa¡dla*ftrm com tb

of this Complaint: [aJ The following domain names are the subject and solomonwardsandiego com' ]
Registrar Information:

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Registrar's Name: Regislrar Address:
Telephone

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GoDaddy.Com. Inc. Iuoau' godaddy com] 14455 N. HaYden Rd.. Suite 219 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 [phone]

E-MàilAddress:

copyrightclains@godaddv'com

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Trademark/ServiceMarklnformation:

(hereafter "solomon Ward") is a professional legaì Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP ard hæ been wittr the søJ'å' - ò¿ifomia (See Exhibit 2) Solomon "r Sin"" it' io""ption' Wa¡d has owned the ope¡ating in Sar: Diego for tf,i'ty'ye*s -S-olomon a ä¿J*ãïl' ;ôolòí¿ôÑ wAó'; and "soLoMoN WARD SEIDENWURM l5*fn""' com The mo¡e than ¡ly'a¡d å*tt the website swsslaw SMITH LLP." Solomon a means to "ptt""s the firm use this uebsite a¡d the inlemet as i"""ry-¡*" *"-eys associated with Solomon Ward Jens and the general public' comnunicare with the fmn's "Ii""f., also registered the website solomo¡wa¡d com'

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in order Solomon Wa¡d brings this action againsl Respondent

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'liloton*åt¿sandiego com in so doing lransfer the domain detail below. this forum nturr ¡n¿ iã' iJoton wut¿'ãna
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lo obrain the riBhts lo lhe websile " As will be explained in greater
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owner' solomonwardlawfirm com to its rightful and legitimate

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FACTUAL AND LEGAL GROUNDS

com is nol.only a Respondent's ownership oT-the site solomonwardlawfi¡m

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vindictive and defamatory manner' lnls S/a¡d's mark, bul is also operaled in an exuemely which have brought ResPondenl directÌy complaint stems from u ,onnu.nä otìirut g. r".ntr into ionflici with Solomon Ward
lo another la¡v f1ry in San Diego (its "Clienl") ln early March 200?, Solomon Ward was hired by atlomey-clienl Wir¡out .ivulgine confidential assist it jn ar ongoing airput. *'t-iìt'pon¿"nr'' soioton wtã iri orde¡ to stop Respondenl's cornmunications, client sought ti. ,ìtii*it "l brazen infringemenl of the CIienl's frademark'
Wa¡d attomey Edr¡'a¡d J- Mclnlyre ln order to accomplish Clienl's legitimale request' Solomon cease onerafing his other offending contacted Respondent ,na ,"qut'i'ã that he'immediately ntwáiOtt rt"¿ no inlention to hono¡ Client's ma¡k' Mr' websites. When it became "1"*'ti'î against ResPondenl on Clienl's behalf' Mclntyre soughr and oblained a t"i" "J*"4 i"l"nction his venom toward Solomon Ward by Within days of receiving thal order, Respondent ¡edirected has reposted the same ri,.-roroîon*u,aiu*ritnitot on this site' Respondentremove Furrhermore. him to arready ordered riberous mareriars about criem ir',"i ìir. sex W-d "very pioudly" rePresents child abusers and Respondent also claims tn"r solÀãon ¡or¡ ttighlv offensive and utterlv defamatory' ittut

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Mr' Mclntyre contacted Upon discove¡ing Respondent's site "solomonwardlavrfirm'com"' transfer ou'nership of the Á; off"nding materials and Rèspondent and requesled th.t h; ;;"t N4¡ *¿'l-¿t lt'iintv'"" tËq"ttt seeing no other altemative'
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N,fclntyre has anarged ro, stares Districl e* T"ttt it'inì úår*t Juáge Lorenz of the United enjoin Respondenl from o¡de¡ to temporarily Court for tbe Southem Distnct of California- in

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continuing to infiinge on Solomon Ward's marlt'

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Wa¡d lras-owned the common law ma¡ks As menlioned, for the past thifly years' Solomon & sMIrH LLP " within the "soLoMoN \ilARD" and soiðrüäÑ'u;e¡öìelprNwunv Wa¡d has eamed a sûong comrnunities' Solomo¡ Southem Callfomia busrness *ã l"ga .;;;id;;; Ëgal and business àcumen' high ethical repurarion based on iu "o^.ir,n""niil' st;dards and dedication to communíty service'
com a¡d solomonwa¡dsa¡diego com ts ResÞondent's operation of the sites solomonwædlawfirm nor does he have anv .vu",squuning Respondent i: n?t .? defamatory es iuctr, by branketine hís website with affiliarion wiù the solo¡non wa¡ã'law efect holding solomon ward's is in stateme s against Solomon

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P:101888,1:?ó@0 001

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seI\,icemalkhosragewlrileatthesametintespreadingdamaginglies.about.thelrrm(Sea inûinging sites)' of the typls ofnraterials Rispondént posted on his
Exhibit 3 as an example intentionatly confuses and The sires solomonwa¡dlawfirm.com and solomonwardsandiego.com For example' a Solomon,Ward's letsitimale misleads the general public Respondent Ìaunched "*uy "Coogle" search of the name Solomon Ward only tluee days afìer rvebsite appeared eiglth oul "solomonwaldlawfirm'com,'' reuJed that Respondenr's inlrilr-ging .1.5 One explanation for why nillion websites containing iL. *"ør "Éolomon" and "ùard." of websites (e'g The Securities ärrp""ã.",:t *.Usite ranked hig"her than legirimate and respected îhe.DêDârtmenl of Justice' etc ) is and Exchange Commission, rlt. üni"tititi oi california' tÉ"'i"t mark in its body' If Respondenl is allowed'to because Respondent's sire uses ttt then in a shon time' sea¡ch engines may actually conlinue to infringe on Soiomon ll'"iá;' At the presenl ume' site over a¡d above Solomon Ward's own websile This however may only be temporary' and Respondenl has removed content from both siles on Solomon Ward's website Tbe only way does nol prevent responoent oot iuntlt' infringing ãnîoloton s/ard's service mark is to transfer lo ensure thal respondent ownership of both siles lo the firm'

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Sia¡d's trademark Respondenl's o"rmership Respondent has no legitimate right to use Solomon does
and solomonwardsandiego'com and operation of the websiles toiornon*uølu*nrm'com licensed anorne)' and thergfg¡9 is prohibited purpose. nátpì"å""r is not¿ nol*servelanyg 'fr ,it*r .í" la'rfrrlin any of rle Únited States' Furthermore' as a matter of Califomia law (the f"; because Respondenl is not a¡ ,iãi, i" *¡i.¡"n.rpondenr resides and solomon ward operates), to the general public that his t-"tions for representing attorney, he may be subject to ",itiiul of legal.services. Therefore" Respondenl site is somehow affiliared wjth .'l.gi;il;ì. provider a legitimate a¡d la*d:l manner' use the site solàrãonwatdÍau'firm com in rr", n"i-á

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Ic.l why Respondent resistered the domain name There is no other exPlanation absent bad faith for ou,iin"¿ abovel based on tle timing ,of solomonwarcllarvfirm.com. ln it is evident that he has usurped solomon wa¡d's of the"aäiiã"i"ìr.l*ron, objec'tives: a) as a way to seek an advantage radema¡k in order to u"hi"u. on" ÀitÌ,. following c) to possibly to extort money i" Ci"";ì ã"i"" against himl b) ro harass Solomon wæd; or

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REMEDY SOUGHT

Solomon Ward requests
"solomonwa¡dlawfirm.com" wato.

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ownership of lìal the AÌbiüalor immedialelv transferowner' Solomon li,olo*on*'dsandiego
com" to tireir rightful

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OTIIER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

P:102888 1:26000.001

Exhibit 1.4

in the Uniled States Cou¡t for the Soulhem On March 13, 2007, Solomon Ward sued Respondent seeks both monetary damages and injunctive relieras âre immediatelv both federal and stale law ln order to ensüre i1s inlerests com' Solomon protecled and that i1 is Bble to recover the domain name solomonwa¡dlar¡'firm Ward reouess rhat this arbitration proceed in an expedìted fàshion

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COMPLAINTTRANSMISSION

with the cover sheel as The Complainant assefs thal a copy of this Complaint' together has been senl or trânsmifled to the Respondenl ir...riu.i by NAF's Supplemental' iìules, IC¿'¡¡'l Rule 2(b) and lo the RegistÉ(s) of the (domain-name holder), in ur"ordÀ"" *itt' ICANN Rule 3(bXxii); NAF Supp domain name(s), in accordance with NAF Supp Rule 4(e)'
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MUTUAL JURISDICTION

to a decisìon in the administralive The Complainant will submit, with respecl ro any challenges rr-rf"i;g rt'. àolnuin'n-. ro-the tocation of the principal office of

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CERTIFICATIoN

the registration of the domain Complainant agrees that i1s claims and remeclies concerning tt; disiute, or the dispute's ¡esolurion shall be solely againsl the domain-name holde¡ Arbitratjon Forum and a¡d waives ali such claims a¡d remedies agains (a) the.National (c) the registry panelisrs, except in the cæe of delibe¡ate itongdoing' (b) the registrar' Numbe¡s. as welì as ãa.*r""ü*r, ä¿-i¿)'tt. lnr"In"r óoÇorution for Assigneil Names a¡d

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their directors, officers, employees, and agenls'

in this Complainr is to the.best of Complainant certifies thal the information contained is not beins presented for any ð;;i;i;õi*;;iedge complete ãà accurare, that rhis comptainrthis Complaint a¡e wa¡ranled ÀJ uát t¡" asseÉio;s in ,u'.h ur'1" i*o'råo*be extended b¡' a goodunder applicabie law, as it now exists or as it may nul*

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-d "aiä.iand*reæonable ægument. r ilr . f th
Respectfully Submitted,

26 March2001

¡PacificLawCenter,aProfessionalLawCorporatiooandSolomonlùf.a¡dSeidenwu¡m&Smi¡hLI,Pvs' of California' indjtidu'i' ù"iíJi'"i"t nltt¡"¡ Coun for ¡he Southern Disr¡icr Saadar-Nei"d,
Shahrokh
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No. 07 CV0460 L POR

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P:102888.1:26000

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Exhibit

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ICANN
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Policy Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution

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\X/"td ol California LLP Cerrificate ol Regisrration fo¡ Solomon Seidenwurm t¿ Srnith, LLP
Materials Respondent posted on his inlringing websites

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P:302888.1::ó000 001

Exhibit 1.6