LegalForce, Inc. v. LegalZoom.com, Inc.
Plaintiff: LegalForce, Inc.
Defendant: LegalZoom.com, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2018cv06147
Filed: July 16, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Gail J Standish
Referring Judge: Otis D Wright
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 44
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 4, 2018 Filing 26 The hearing on the MOTION TO TRANSFER #20 , scheduled for September 10, 2018 at 1:30 P.M., is hereby VACATED and taken off calendar. No appearances are necessary. The matter stands submitted, and will be decided upon without oral argument. An order will issue. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sce) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
August 27, 2018 Filing 25 REPLY In Support of Motion NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California, San Francisco Division #20 filed by Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc.. (Doolin, Michelle)
August 21, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Objection/Opposition (Motion related),, #23 . The following error(s) was/were found: filer failed to follow system prompt wherein filer fills the blank area with "opposition"... resulting in the docket entry missing the title of the efiled document and docket entry begins erroneously as: "...to Motion to transfer..." In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
August 20, 2018 Filing 23 to Motion to Transfer Case to Northern District of California (Dkt#20) 20 re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California, San Francisco Division #20 filed by Plaintiff LegalForce, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Request for Judicial Notice, #2 Exhibit Exhibit A to Request for Judicial Notice, #3 Declaration of Raj V. Abhyanker, #4 Exhibit Exhibit A through E of Declaration of Raj V. Abhyanker, #5 Proposed Order)(Abhyanker, Raj)
August 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.'S DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT #18 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II. LegalZoom shall file a response to the Complaint within fourteen (14) days after the Court issues its Order on LegalZoom.com, Inc.'s Motion to Transfer Venue. (lom)
August 2, 2018 Filing 21 Opposition to EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint Opposition re: EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint #18 filed by Plaintiff LegalForce, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Raj Abhyanker, #2 Exhibit A-H)(Abhyanker, Raj)
August 2, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Transfer Case to Northern District of California, San Francisco Division filed by Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc.. Motion set for hearing on 9/10/2018 at 01:30 PM before Judge Otis D. Wright II. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Transfer Venue, #2 Declaration of Michelle C. Doolin in Support of Motion to Transfer Venue, #3 Exhibit 1-12 to Declaration of Michelle C. Doolin in Support of Motion to Transfer Venue, #4 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Transfer Venue) (Doolin, Michelle)
August 2, 2018 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc., identifying LegalZoom.com, Inc.. (Doolin, Michelle)
August 1, 2018 Filing 18 EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint filed by Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Michelle C. Doolin, #2 Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Michelle C. Doolin, #3 Proposed Order) (Attorney Michelle C Doolin added to party LegalZoom.com, Inc.(pty:dft)) (Doolin, Michelle)
July 25, 2018 Filing 17 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff LegalForce, Inc., upon Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc. served on 7/19/2018, answer due 8/9/2018. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Authorized Agent, LegalZoom.com, Inc. in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service.Original Summons NOT returned. (Abhyanker, Raj)
July 18, 2018 Filing 16 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc. (lc)
July 18, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Summons Request #13 . The following error(s) was/were found: Filer inadvertently filled in issued date for 7/17/18, the date request was resubmitted. Please be advised NOT to enter date on the summons form prior to Clerks issuance of the summons. For this time ONLY and because filer corrected request per first deficiency notice, the summons will be issued for the date of issuance by separate entry. Therefore, No response to this notice is required. (lc)
July 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Otis D Wright, II: This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge Otis D. Wright II. Counsel are STRONGLY encouraged to review the Central Districts website for additional information. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR SPECIFIC FILING REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION; PLEASE refer to Local Rule 79-5 for the submission of CIVIL ONLY SEALED DOCUMENTS. CRIMINAL SEALED DOCUMENTS will remain the same. all proposed sealed documents must be submitted via e-mail to the Judges Chambers email address, EXCLUDING those submitted by pro se parties and IN CAMERA filings, which shall continue to comply with Local Rule 79-5.1. Please refer to the Judges procedures and schedules for detailed instructions for submission of sealed documents. (lc)
July 17, 2018 Filing 13 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 LegalForce, Inc.. (Ma, Wensheng)
July 17, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request #10 . The following error(s) was found: The caption of the summons must match the caption of the complaint verbatim. If the caption is too large to fit in the space provided, enter the name of the first party and then write see attached.Next, attach a face page of the complaint or a second page addendum to the Summons. Caption is Missing the parties "TEXT" description which has to be verbatim to the caption of the complaint as well. The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (lc)
July 17, 2018 Filing 11 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Report on Filing of Patent/Trademark Action (Initial Notification)(AO 120) #9 . The following error(s) was/were found: Case number is incorrect or missing. Other error(s) with document(s): Filer left case number block "blank" with "1". instead of case number.. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lc)
July 16, 2018 Filing 10 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 LegalForce, Inc.. (Ma, Wensheng)
July 16, 2018 Filing 9 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION Regarding a Patent or a Trademark (Initial Notification) filed by LegalForce, Inc.. (Ma, Wensheng)
July 16, 2018 Filing 8 Plaintiff LegalForce, Inc.'s NOTICE of Interested Parties (Ma, Wensheng)
July 16, 2018 Filing 7 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff LegalForce, Inc., identifying None. (Abhyanker, Raj)
July 16, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE TO COUNSEL RE: Copyright, Patent and Trademark Reporting Requirements. Counsel shall file the appropriate AO-120 and/or AO-121 form with the Clerk within 10 days. (esa)
July 16, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening. The following error(s) was found: No Notice of Interested Parties has been filed. A Notice of Interested Parties must be filed with every partys first appearance. See Local Rule 7.1-1. Counsel must file a Notice of Interested Parties immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. (esa)
July 16, 2018 Filing 4 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (esa)
July 16, 2018 Filing 3 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Otis D. Wright, II and Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish. (esa)
July 16, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Raj V. LegalForce, Inc.. (Abhyanker, Raj)
July 16, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-22094266 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff Raj V. LegalForce, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A and B) (Attorney Raj V Abhyanker added to party Raj V. LegalForce, Inc.(pty:pla))(Abhyanker, Raj)

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Plaintiff: LegalForce, Inc.
Represented By: Wensheng Ma
Represented By: Raj V Abhyanker
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Defendant: LegalZoom.com, Inc.
Represented By: Michelle C Doolin
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