Varsity Spirit LLC v. Varsity Tutors, LLC
Plaintiff: Varsity Spirit LLC
Defendant: Varsity Tutors, LLC and Varsity Tutors LLC
Case Number: 3:2021cv00432
Filed: March 1, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sidney A Fitzwater
Nature of Suit: Property Rights: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 44
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #25 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Katherine E. Colvin. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f) and LCrR 49.2(g). (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/26/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
April 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #24 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of David B. Jinkins. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f) and LCrR 49.2(g). (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/26/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
April 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #23 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Morgan E. Smith. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f) and LCrR 49.2(g). (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/26/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
April 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing for Attorney Katherine E. Colvin (Filing fee $100; Receipt number 0539-11834337) filed by Varsity Tutors LLC (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Williams, Nicole)
April 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing for Attorney David B. Jinkins (Filing fee $100; Receipt number 0539-11834232) filed by Varsity Tutors LLC (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Williams, Nicole)
April 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing (Filing fee $100; Receipt number 0539-11831822) filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Attachments: #1 Morgan E.Smith Bar and Court Admissions List, #2 Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Proposed Order)Attorney Morgan Elizabeth Smith added to party Varsity Spirit LLC(pty:pla) (Smith, Morgan) (Main Document 23 replaced to flatten on 4/27/2021) (jmg).
April 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #20 Motion to Extend Time to File Response/Reply. Responses due by 5/17/2021. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/22/2021) (jmg)
April 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ADVISORY TO COUNSEL: Please submit your proposed order for the following motion -- in modifiable Word or WordPerfect format -- to Fitzwater_Orders@txnd.uscourts.gov. : #20 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to #13 Sealed and/or Ex Parte Document, filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Senior Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater).
April 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Agreed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to #13 Sealed and/or Ex Parte Document, filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Adams, John)
April 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER: Proposed Scheduling Order due by 5/17/2021. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/19/2021) (jmg)
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #16 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Douglas A. Rettew. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f) and LCrR 49.2(g). (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/16/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #15 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Danny M. Awdeh. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f) and LCrR 49.2(g). (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/16/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing (Filing fee $100; Receipt number 0539-11807123) filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Attachments: #1 Additional Page(s) List of Court Admissions, #2 Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Proposed Order)Attorney Douglas A Rettew added to party Varsity Spirit LLC(pty:pla) (Rettew, Douglas)
April 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing (Filing fee $100; Receipt number 0539-11806229) filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) Certificate of Good Standing)Attorney Danny Awdeh added to party Varsity Spirit LLC(pty:pla) (Awdeh, Danny)
April 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #13 Motion for Leave to File under Seal - Motion to Dismiss filed by Varsity Tutors LLC. Pending further court order, the #12 Motion to Dismiss filed by Varsity Tutors LLC shall be sealed. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/13/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
April 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 (Document Restricted) Motion for Leave to File under Seal - Motion to Dismiss (Sealed pursuant to SO 19-1, statute, or rule) filed by Varsity Tutors LLC (Attachments: #1 Proposed Sealed Document - Motion to Dismiss, #2 Proposed Order for Sealing Document) (Williams, Nicole)
April 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION to Dismiss and Brief in Support Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(7) (REDACTED) filed by Varsity Tutors LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Williams, Nicole) Modified on 4/13/2021 (ykp).
March 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Varsity Tutors LLC; served on 3/8/2021. (jmg)
March 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 Motion to Extend Time. Defendant Varsity Tutors, LLC is permitted to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before 4/12/2021. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 3/9/2021) (hml)
March 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Agreed MOTION to Extend Time to Answer or Respond to Complaint filed by Varsity Tutors, LLC (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)Attorney Nicole Leigh Williams added to party Varsity Tutors, LLC(pty:dft) (Williams, Nicole) Modified event text on 3/10/2021 (jmg).
March 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Varsity Spirit LLC. (Adams, John)
March 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 (Document Restricted) Sealed Plaintiff Original Complaint (Sealed pursuant to order dated 3/2/2021) filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) Settlement Agreement, #2 Exhibit(s) Redacted, #3 Exhibit(s) 09-06-2018 Correspondence, #4 Exhibit(s) 02-14-2019 Correspondence, #5 Exhibit(s) 08-29-2019 Correspondence, #6 Exhibit(s) 09-10-2019 Correspondence) (Adams, John)
March 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ELECTRONIC ORDER granting #5 MOTION for Leave to File Complaint Under Seal filed by Varsity Spirit LLC. The clerk of court shall seal the 1 complaint and maintain it under seal pending further court order. (Unless the document has already been filed, clerk to enter the document as of the date of this order.) (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 3/3/2021) (Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater)
March 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to File Complaint Under Seal filed by Varsity Spirit LLC (Adams, John)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Report to Patent/Trademark Office of Initiating Document. Form AO 120 e-mailed to notice_of_suit@uspto.gov. (copy of complaint attached to email) (ykp)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Varsity Tutors, LLC. (ykp)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judge Toliver). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (ykp)
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against Varsity Tutors, LLC filed by Varsity Spirit LLC. (Filing fee $402; Receipt number 0539-11648193) Clerk to issue summons(es). In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the # Judges Copy Requirements and # Judge Specific Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: # Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s), #2 Exhibit(s), #3 Exhibit(s), #4 Exhibit(s), #5 Exhibit(s), #6 Exhibit(s)) (Adams, John)

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Defendant: Varsity Tutors LLC
Represented By: David B Jinkins
Represented By: Katherine E Colvin
Represented By: Nicole Leigh Williams
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Plaintiff: Varsity Spirit LLC
Represented By: John S Adams
Represented By: Michael K Hurst
Represented By: Morgan Elizabeth Smith
Represented By: Douglas A Rettew
Represented By: Danny Awdeh
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