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Monster Energy Company v. Consolidated Distributors, Inc. et al

MEMORANDUM in opposition re Motion to set aside default and Request for Oral Argument Pursuant to L.R. 3.01

16 Cited authorities

  1. Leigh v. Warner Brothers, Inc.

    212 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2000)   Cited 524 times
    Holding that an affidavit that contains a brief conclusory assertion without supporting facts has no probative value

  2. Tana v. Dantanna's

    611 F.3d 767 (11th Cir. 2010)   Cited 371 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]he district court did not err in considering the geographic proximity of use as an eighth factor demonstrating the unlikelihood of confusion."

  3. Compania Interamericana Export-Import, S.A. v. Compania Dominicana De Aviacion

    88 F.3d 948 (11th Cir. 1996)   Cited 437 times
    Holding that the appellants failed to show "good cause" where they were "given ample opportunity to comply with court orders but fail[ed] to effect any compliance"

  4. Swaim v. Moltan Co.

    73 F.3d 711 (7th Cir. 1996)   Cited 190 times
    Holding the pleading requirements of capacity correspond with the pleading requirements of personal jurisdiction

  5. Robinson v. United States

    734 F.2d 735 (11th Cir. 1984)   Cited 95 times
    Holding that the failure to timely initiate civil forfeiture proceedings was a denial of due process

  6. Federal Deposit Insurance v. Francisco Investment Corp.

    873 F.2d 474 (1st Cir. 1989)   Cited 55 times
    Explaining that "[t]he issue is not mere delay, but rather its accompanying dangers: loss of evidence, increased difficulties of discovery, or an enhanced opportunity for fraud or collusion."

  7. Turner Broadcasting Sys. Inc. v. Sanyo Elec., Inc.

    33 B.R. 996 (N.D. Ga. 1983)   Cited 53 times
    Concluding that forcing a plaintiff to continue to litigate a suit against a defendant in default and without any meritorious defenses "unduly prejudices the plaintiff"

  8. United States v. Topeka Livestock Auction, Inc., (N.D.Ind. 1975)

    392 F. Supp. 944 (N.D. Ind. 1975)   Cited 57 times
    Considering whether defendants took quick action to remedy default

  9. Matter of Rogers

    160 B.R. 249 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 1993)   Cited 19 times

    Bankruptcy No. A92-76275-WHD. Adv. No. 93-6336A. October 4, 1993. William Russell Patterson, Jr., Ragsdale, Beals, Hooper Seigler, Atlanta, GA, for plaintiff. A. Whitney R. Given, Epstein Becker Green, P.C., Boston, MA, for defendant. ORDER W. HOMER DRAKE, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge. This matter comes before the Court on the Motion for Entry of Default Judgment, filed on July 20, 1993, by Clarence B. Rogers, Jr., (hereinafter "Plaintiff"), and the Motion to Remove Default, filed on August 20, 1993, by

  10. Heaton v. Bonacker & Leigh

    173 F.R.D. 533 (M.D. Ala. 1997)   Cited 15 times

    Complaint was filed against employer alleging sex and age discrimination. On defendant's motion to vacate entry of default and leave to file answer, the District Court, DeMent, J., held that internal communications breakdown and lack of a system for shepherding complaints through proper litigation process did not afford good cause for setting aside default entered against corporate defendant, especially considering that defendant received second chance to avoid default judgment, and that defendant

  11. Rule 55 - Default; Default Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 55   Cited 32,636 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Adopting similar language for acquiring default judgment against the United States

  12. Section 1115 - Registration on principal register as evidence of exclusive right to use mark; defenses

    15 U.S.C. § 1115   Cited 1,903 times   34 Legal Analyses
    Providing that registration of a mark "shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the registered mark" but "shall not preclude another person from proving any legal or equitable defense or defect"

  13. Section 1065 - Incontestability of right to use mark under certain conditions

    15 U.S.C. § 1065   Cited 1,104 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Listing the requirements for incontestability