San Diego Comic Convention v. Dan Farr Productions et al

Filing 577

ORDER (1) Denying 557 Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application to Certify Judgment for Registration in the District of Utah; (2) Denying 555 Plaintiff's Motion for an Order Permitting San Diego Comic Convention to File Document Under Seal; (3) Denying 564 Defendants' Motion to Seal Declaration of Daniel Farr. The Court denies without prejudice Plaintiff's ex parte application to certify judgment for registration in the district of Utah as moot. The Court denies Plaintiff' s motion for an order permitting San Diego Comic Convention to file document under seal and Defendants' motion to seal declaration of Daniel Farr as moot. The Court hereby directs the Clerk of Court to strike the Sealed Lodged Proposed Documents (Doc. Nos. 556, 565, 566) from the record. Signed by Judge Anthony J. Battaglia on 10/17/2018. (rmc) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/17/2018: # 1 Stricken Document 556, # 2 Stricken Document 565, # 3 Stricken Document 566) (rmc).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION, a
California non-profit organization,

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ORDER:

Plaintiff,

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Case No.: 14-cv-1865 AJB (JMA)

(1) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S EX
PARTE APPLICATION TO
CERTIFY JUDGMENT FOR
REGISTRATION IN THE DISTRICT
OF UTAH;

v.
DAN FARR PRODUCTIONS, a Utah
limited liability company; DANIEL
FARR, an individual; and BRYAN
BRANDENBURG, an individual,
Defendants.

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(2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR AN ORDER
PERMITTING SAN DIEGO COMIC
CONVENTION TO FILE
DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL;

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(3) DENYING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO SEAL DECLARATION
OF DANIEL FARR

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(Doc. Nos. 555, 557, 564)

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Presently before the Court are Plaintiff’s ex parte application to certify judgment for

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registration in the district of Utah, (Doc. No. 557), Plaintiff’s motion for an order

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permitting San Diego Comic Convention to file document under seal, (Doc. No. 555), and

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Defendants’ motion to seal declaration of Daniel Farr, (Doc. No. 564). Defendants oppose

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the Plaintiff’s ex parte application. (Doc. No. 563.) Per the Ninth Circuit’s Order,

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enforcement of this Court’s judgment is stayed pending appeal. (Doc. No. 576.)

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Accordingly, the Court DENIES without prejudice Plaintiff’s ex parte application

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to certify judgment for registration in the district of Utah as moot. (Doc. No. 557.) The

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Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for an order permitting San Diego Comic Convention to

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file document under seal and Defendants’ motion to seal declaration of Daniel Farr as moot.

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(Doc. Nos. 555, 564.) The Court hereby directs the Clerk of Court to STRIKE the Sealed

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Lodged Proposed Documents (Doc. Nos. 556, 565, 566) from the record.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 17, 2018

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