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  • 8/20/2019 Vintage Roadside v. City of Portland notice of removal

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    Page 1 – NOTICE OF REMOVAL 

    PORTLAND CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE1221 SW 4TH AVENUE, RM 430

    PORTLAND, OREGON 97204(503) 823-4047 

    J. SCOTT MOEDE, Oregon State Bar ID Number 934816Chief Deputy City AttorneyEmail: [email protected] WHANG, Oregon State Bar ID Number 035282Deputy City AttorneyEmail: [email protected]

    Office of City Attorney1221 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 430Portland, OR 97204Telephone: (503) 823-4047Facsimile: (503) 823-3089SHAWN KOLITCH, ESQ., Oregon State Bar ID Number 063980Email: [email protected] Hartwell, P.C.200 Pacific Building520 SW Yamhill StreetPortland, OR 97204Telephone: (503) 224-6655Facsimile: (503) 295-6679

    Attorneys for Defendant

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    DISTRICT OF OREGON

    PORTLAND DIVISION

    VINTAGE ROADSIDE, LLC,

    PLAINTIFF,

    v.

    CITY OF PORTLAND,

    DEFENDANT. 

    NOTICE OF REMOVAL

    TO: THE JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICTOF OREGON:

    Removing party, City of Portland, by its undersigned attorney, respectfully shows this

    Court:

    1. The removing party, City of Portland, is the defendant in the above-entitled

    action.

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    Page 2 – NOTICE OF REMOVAL 

    PORTLAND CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE1221 SW 4TH AVENUE, RM 430

    PORTLAND, OREGON 97204(503) 823-4047 

    2. On June 25, 2015, the above-entitled action was commenced against the City of

    Portland in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah and is now

     pending in such court, with the court number 15CV16552.

    3. On June 26, 2015, a copy of the Summons and Complaint in the above-entitled

    state action was served upon the Portland City Attorney at the Offices of the City Attorney in

    Portland, Oregon.

    4. No further proceedings have been had in this action in state court.

    5. This notice of removal is filed within 30 days after service of process.

    6. This Court has original jurisdiction of the above-entitled action pursuant to

    28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a) because it is a suit involving a declaration of the City’s federal

    and state trademark rights and the enforceability thereof, including the City’s ability to enforce

    its trademark rights under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. This action is removable

    under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a) and (b).

    8. Copies of the Complaint and Summons served on defendant City of Portland is

    attached to this Notice.

    9. On the date set forth below, a copy of this notice was served on plaintiff’s

    attorney. On the same date, a copy of this notice was filed with the clerk of the Multnomah

    County Circuit Court in which the action was commenced.

    WHEREFORE, the City of Portland requests that the above-entitled action be removed

    from the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah to the United States

    District Court for the District of Oregon.

    Dated: July 20, 2015

     /s/ J. Scott Moede

    J. Scott Moede, OSB #934816Chief Deputy City AttorneyTelephone: (503) 823-4047Attorney for Defendant

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    IN

    THE

    IRCUIT

    COURT

    OF

    THE

    STATE

    OF

    OREGON

    MULTNOM H

    OUNTY

    Vintage

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    Oregon

    Limited

    L i a b i l i t y

    Company

    P l a i n t i f f ,

    v .

    The i t y

    of

    ortland,

    Defendant.

    Case

    No.

    15CV 16552

    P LAINTIFF S

    COMPLAINT

    FOR

    DECLARATORY

    JUDGMENT

    AND

    RELIEF

    PURSUANTTO

    ORS

    8.010

    P l a i n t i f f

    a l l e g e s

    a s

    f o l l o w s :

    NATUREOF

    THE

    ACTION

    1 .

    P l a i n t i f f

    s e e k s

    d e c l a r a t o r y

    judgment of

    on

    - i n f r i n g e m e n t

    of

    l l e g e d

    t r a d e m a r k s

    a s s e r t e d a g a i n s t

    P l a i n t i f f

    by

    Defendant

    h e

    C i t y

    of

    o r t l a n d .

    P l a i n t i f f

    u r t h e r

    s e e k s

    d e c l a r a t o r y

    judgment

    h a t any

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    a s s e r t e d

    by

    h e

    C i t y

    of

    o r t l a n d

    i n

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    P o r t l a n d S i g n

    i s

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    and

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    PARTIES

    TO

    THE

    ACTION

    2 .

    P l a i n t i f f

    V i n t a g e

    Roadside, L C ,

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    Oregon

    i m i t e d

    L i a b i l i t y

    Co mp a ny .

    3 .

      1

    Defendant

    s

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    C i t y of

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    PLAINTIFFS

    COMPLAINT

    FOR

    DECLARATORY

    JUDGMENT

    AND

    ELIEF

    PURSUANT

    TO

    ORS

    8.010

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    T E L E P H O N E .

    503)2264122• AX:

    503) 7 3 - 0 0 4 2

    [email protected]

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    PLAINTIFFS'

    COMPLAINT

    FOR

    DECLARATORY

    JUDGMENT

    AND

    ELIEF

    PURSUANT

    TO

    ORS

    8.010

    FACTUAL

    BACKGROUND

    4 .

    The

    C i t y

    of

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    a c q u i r e d

    t h e P o r t l a n d

    Oregon

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    Agreement

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    184120

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    September 15,

    2011.

    5 .

    I n

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    2011 a

    Deputy C i t y

    A t t o r n e y

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    C i t y of

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    B u s i n e s s

    S e r v i c e s

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    S e r v i c e

    Mark

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    S e c r e t a r y of

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    E x h i b i t 1 .

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    The

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    R e g i s t r a t i o n Of

    h e

    Manner

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    landmark

    of

    o r t l a n d ,

    Oregon.

    7 .

    ORS

    47.005

    (8)

    r o v i d e s :

    Trademark

    means

    a

    word,

    name,

    ymbol

    o r

    d e v i c e

    or

    a

    combination

    of

    words,

    names,

    ymbols o r

    d e v i c e s

    t h a t

    a

    e r s o n u s e s

    t o

    i d e n t i f y

    and

    d i s t i n g u i s h t h e

    p e r s o n s

    goods,

    n c l u d i n g a

    u n i q u e

    p r o d u c t ,

    from

    a n o t h e r

    p e r s o n s

    goods

    and t o

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    t h e

    s o u r c e of

    h e

    goods,

    ven

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    s o u r c e

    i s

    unknown.

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    n d i c a t e s

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    a

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    commerce n

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    any

    manner

    on :

     A)

    oods,

    t h e r

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    d i s p l a y s

    a s s o c i a t e d

    w i t h t h e

    goods o r

    t a g s

    or

    l a b e l s

    a f f i x e d t o

    t h e

    goods;

    r

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    ocuments

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    w i t h

    t h e

    goods

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    t h e

    s a l e

    of h e

    goods, f

    t h e

    n a t u r e

    of h e

    goods

    makes

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    t h e

    mark on

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    f

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    s t a t e

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    o r

    d i s p l a y e d

    i n s e l l i n g

    o r

    a d v e r t i s i n g t h e

    s e r v i c e s .

    SWIDER HAVER

    LLP

    ATTORNEYS AT LAW

    621 S.W.

    MORRISON, UITE 1420

    PORTLAND,

    OR

    7205

    TELEPHONE:

    503)

    26-8122 AR:

    (503)

    73-8542

    ROBERT@SWIDERHAVER_COM

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    l a i n t i f f s

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    w i t h t h e

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    of

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    CONTROVERSY

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    Page 1 – CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    PORTLAND CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE1221 SW 4TH AVENUE, RM 430PORTLAND, OREGON 97204

    (503) 823-4047 

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    I hereby certify that I served the foregoing NOTICE OF REMOVAL on:

    Robert A. SwiderSwider Haver LLP621 SW Morrison St #1420Portland, OR 97205

     Attorney for Plaintiff

    Shawn KolitchKolisch Hartwell PC520 SW Yamhill St Ste 200Portland OR 97204

     Attorney for Defendant

    on July 20, 2015, by causing a full, true and correct copy thereof, addressed to the last-known

    address (or fax number) of said attorney, to be sent by the following method(s):

     by mail in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, and deposited with the U.S. PostalService in Portland, Oregon.

     by hand delivery.

     by facsimile transmission.

     by email. 

     /s/ J. Scott Moede

    J. SCOTT MOEDE, OSB #934816Chief Deputy City AttorneyEmail: [email protected]: (503) 823-3089Attorney for Defendant

    Case 3:15-cv-01346-HZ Document 1 Filed 07/20/15 Page 11 of 11