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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

    EL PASO DIVISION

    LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, INC. (LULAC)

    v. Civil Number EP:12-cv-0296

    TEXAS LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LINDA CHAVEZ, Individually, BEA MARTINEZ, Individually, and JOEY CARDENAS, Individually

    DEFENDANTS REPLY TO PLAINTIFFS BRIEF

    IN RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS RULE 60(b) MOTION

    COMES NOW Defendants, FLORINDA CHAVEZ, Individually, BEATRICE

    MARTINEZ, Individually and JOE CARDENAS, III, Individually, by and through their

    undersigned attorneys of record, and, files this Reply to Plaintiffs Brief in Response to

    Defendants Rule 60(b) Motion. For cause of action, Defendants would show unto the Court the

    following:

    1. The Plaintiff=s only claims within their Original Complaint were Federal TrademarkInfringement, False Designation of Origin and Unfair Competition, Common Law Trademark

    Infringement, and Common Law Unfair Competition, because the Defendants created a Texas

    non-profit corporation using the name and titles of Texas LULAC.1

    This was contained in

    Plaintiff=s Response regarding the Procedural History.2

    The basis of these claims by the Plaintiff

    were the Defendants used the Marks of the League of United Latin American Citizens (hereinafter

    ALULAC@) without LULAC=s approval. LULAC requested the Defendants be temporarily,

    1 See Exhibit 1, Plaintiffs Original Complaint, page 31 of 45 referred to as Exhibit 5, stating the name of the

    non-profit as Texas League of United American Citizens and the directors of the non-profit as the Defendants.

    2 See Plaintiffs Response to Defendants Declaratory Judgment and Rule 60(b) Motion on file with this Court.

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    preliminarily and permanently enjoined from engaging in the acts of trademark infringement,

    unfair competition, and trademark dilution. There are no claims contained in Plaintiff=s

    Complaint to remove the Defendants as officers or not allow the Defendants to run for any elected

    position in LULAC or its state organization Texas LULAC.

    2. The Plaintiff is now attempting to use this Judgment that was entered in this cause againstthe Defendants and the Complaint on which the Judgment is based did not seek or request that

    Defendants not be allowed to run for an elected office within LULAC or the State Organization,

    Texas LULAC. The Plaintiff is attempting to use the Judgment as both a sword and a shield. As

    the Plaintiffs attempt to argue the Court may not interfere with the internal matters of a non-profit

    volunteer organization and then claim the Judgment does not allow the Defendants to run for an

    elected office. By the argument below, the Defendants is able to show the Court has the ability to

    interpret its own Judgments and this does not interfere with internal matters of LULAC but the

    court is exercising its jurisdiction to interpret its own Orders. The Defendants request the Court

    Declare the Judgment does not prevent the Defendants from running for an elected office within

    LULAC and Texas LULAC. Further and in the alternative, if the Court does find that the

    Judgment prevents the Defendants from running for elected office within LULAC or Texas

    LULAC it was due to fraud, misrepresentation or misconduct of LULAC.

    DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

    3. Under the Declaratory Judgment Act, a federal court may only declare the rights and otherlegal relations of parties in a case of actual controversy. 28 U.S.C. 2201; Fed.R.Civ.P. 57.

    That controversy must be of a justiciable nature, thus excluding an advisory decree upon a

    hypothetical state of facts. Ashwander v. Tenn. Valley Auth., 297 U.S. 288, 325, 56 S.Ct. 466, 80

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    L.Ed. 688 (1936). This circuit interprets the 2201 case of actual controversy requirement to be

    conterminous with Article III's case or controversy requirement. Hosein v. Gonzales, 452 F.3d

    401, 403 (5th Cir.2006). An actual controversy is a dispute that is definite and concrete,

    touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests. MedImmune, Inc. v.

    Genentech, Inc., 549 U.S. 118, 127, 127 S.Ct. 764, 166 L.Ed.2d 604 (2007).

    4. A federal court has ancillary jurisdiction to interpret a prior federal court order where theeffect of such an interpretation would, inter alia, nullify or prevent future enforcement of the

    original federal judgment. Peacock v. Thomas, 516 U.S. 349, 357, 116 S.Ct. 862, 133 L.Ed.2d

    817 (1996) (holding the exercise of ancillary jurisdiction has been limited to attempts to execute,

    or to guarantee eventual executability of, a federal judgment).

    5. Both the Plaintiff and Defendants have differing opinions as to the language containedwithin the Judgment entered by this Honorable Court. The Court pursuant to Rule 57 may issue a

    declaratory judgment to establish the existing rights, status, or other legal relationships of the

    parties and determine the rights of the parties pursuant to a prior Federal court order. See Royal

    Ins. Co. of Am. at 960 F.2d at 1292. By its very nature, a declaratory judgment seeks to determine

    the rights of the parties as they currently exist, it does not involve the modifications or correction

    of a prior judgment. See 28 U.S.C Section 2201(a)(authorizing a federal court with proper

    jurisdiction to declare the rights and other legal relations of any interested party seeking such

    declaration, whether or not further relief is or could be sought). City of El Paso, Texas v. El Paso

    Entertainment, Inc. 382 Fed.Appx361,2010 WL 2465227 (C.A.5 (Tex.)

    6. As shown by the attached Exhibits Defendants were issued membership cards by LULACstating they were members in good standing and based upon the LULAC Constitution they are

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    entitled to vote and be candidates for an office in their Council, District, State or National

    Conventions.3

    It is also clear from the declarations of the Defendants that they would not have

    signed or agreed to a Judgment if it actually stated they were not allowed to run for an elected

    office within LULAC or Texas LULAC.4

    The Judgment was entered to address the claims of the

    Plaintiff and that was the intent of the Judgment that was entered. Further, by reviewing the

    actual language contained in the Judgment, it is unambiguous due to the fact the language cited by

    Plaintiff does not even exist within the Judgment.

    7. The Court has the inherent authority to Declare the rights of the parties as it pertains to theJudgment that was entered by this Court.

    RULE 60(b)(3) MOTION

    8. If the Court finds that the Judgment does include language that prevents the Defendantsfrom running for an elected office within LULAC and Texas LULAC the Defendants would argue

    this is the result of the fraud perpetuated by the Plaintiff.

    9. It was the original intent of the Plaintiff in the entry of the Judgment to not allow theDefendants to run for an elected office within LULAC even though the Complaint the Plaintiff

    relies on does not contain a reference or request to not allow the Defendants to run for an elected

    office within LULAC or Texas LULAC.5

    The Original Complaint filed by the Plaintiff was

    3 See attached Exhibit 2, Declaration of Joe Cardenas, III and attached letter dated April 23, 2013 and membershipcard. See attached Exhibit 3, Declaration of Florinda Chavez and attached letter dated April 11, 2013 and

    membership card. See attached Exhibit 4, page 4 and 5b(4) of the LULAC Constitution, Bylaws, and Protocol. See

    attached Exhibit 8, Declaration of Beatrice Martinez and attached letter dated April 26, 2013 and membership card.

    4 See Exhibit 5, Defendants Motion for Declaratory Judgment and Rule 60(b) Motion and Request for Preliminary

    Injunction and attached Declarations of the Defendants which is incorporated as set forth herein.

    5 See Exhibit 3, Declaration of Florinda Chavez; See Exhibit 6, Declaration of Mary Ramos; See attached Exhibit 7,

    Declaration of Cynthia Valadez.

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    regarding the use of Mark=s of LULAC and Defendants identifying themselves as officers of

    LULAC or Texas LULAC. The Judgment entered in this cause disallowed the Defendants from

    referring to themselves as officers of LULAC because that was the claims of Plaintiff that the

    Defendants were claiming they were officers of LULAC or Texas LULAC. This was identified

    within the Plaintiff=s Complaint.6

    10. Rule 60(b)(3) allows for relief from a Final Judgment based upon fraud, misrepresentation,or misconduct by an opposing party. If the true intent of the Plaintiff was to not allow Defendants

    to run for an elected office within LULAC or Texas LULAC that should have been clearly

    identified within Plaintiff=s Original Complaint. There is not one statement or word by the Plaintiff

    in their Original Complaint about the Defendants not being able to run for an elected office.

    Further, this would have been a part of negotiation.

    11. During negotiations for the entry of the Judgment it was never stated nor alleged thatDefendants would not be allowed to run for elected office within LULAC and Texas LULAC.

    7It

    is clear from the response from Plaintiff that their true intention was to prevent the Defendants to

    run for an elected office when they filed this litigation. LULAC is not only making

    misrepresentations LULAC is attempting to circumvent their own constitution by not allowing the

    Defendants to run for an elected office.

    12. As stated within Roger Edwards, LLC v. Fiddes & Son Ltd. 427 F.3d 129, 134 (1stCir.2005) Ain parsing Rule 60(b)(3), an initial, and important, distinction to grasp is between fraud

    6 See Exhibit 1, Plaintiffs Original Complaint, page 31 of 45 referred to as Exhibit 5, stating the name of the

    non-profit as Texas League of United American Citizens and the directors of the non-profit as the Defendants.

    7 See Exhibit 3, Declaration of Florinda Chavez, Exhibit 2, Declaration of Joe Cardenas, III, and Exhibit 8,

    Declaration of Beatrice Martinez.

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    or misstatements that are committed during the course of a commercial transaction and fraud or

    miss-statements perpetrated in the course of litigation the former is the subject-matter of litigation,

    meant to be investigated through the discovery process and resolved by the evidence at trial. Id.

    By contrast, fraud perpetrated in the course of litigation interferes with process of adjudication,

    and it is the kind of litigation-related fraud that principally concerns Rule 60(b)(3) fraud provision.

    Id. Once such fraud is proven, the Judgment may be set aside merely upon the movant=s showing

    that the fraud substantially interfered with the movant=s ability to fully and fairly to prepare for and

    proceed at, trial. Id. This is a far less demanding burden than showing that a different result

    would probably have ensued.Id.

    13. If this was the true intent of the Plaintiffs the Defendants should have been entitled to fullyand fairly prepare for these claims of the Plaintiff. But this was never an issue until after the

    Judgment was entered and because this was the true intent of the Plaintiffs the Defendant should

    be afforded the ability to contest this intent and fully and fairly prepare for trial. The Defendants

    easily meet the burden of presenting clear and convincing evidence of the fraud perpetrated by the

    Plaintiff and the Court should set aside the portion of the Judgment claiming the Defendants are

    not able to run for an elected office with LULAC and Texas LULAC.

    WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendants FLORINDA CHAVEZ,

    Individually, BEATRICE MARTINEZ, Individually and JOE CARDENAS, III, Individually,

    respectfully pray that the court grant their requested relief, either at law or in equity, to which they

    may show themselves to be justly entitled.

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    Respectfully submitted,

    GALE, WILSON & SNCHEZ, P.L.L.C.ROBERT W. WILSON, ESQ.

    MARK ANTHONY SNCHEZ, ESQ.115 East Travis Street, 19th FloorSan Antonio, Texas 78205Telephone: (210) 222-8899Telecopier: (210) 222-9526ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

    By: /s/ Robert W. Wilson

    ROBERT W. WILSON, ESQ.TEXAS STATE BAR NO. 00794868

    MARK ANTHONY SNCHEZ, ESQ.TEXAS STATE BAR NO. 00795857

    NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING

    The undersigned counsel hereby certifies that he has electronically submitted for filing a

    true and correct copy of the above and foregoing in accordance with the Electronic Case FilesSystem of the Western District of Texas on the 5

    thday of August, 2013.

    By: /S/ROBERT W.WILSONROBERT W. WILSON, ESQ.

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been provided

    to counsel for Plaintiffs on this the 5th

    day of August, 2013, as follows:

    Mr. Luis Roberto Vera, Jr. [ ] First Class MailThe Law Offices of Luis Roberto Vera, Jr. [ ] Facsimile; 210-225-2060

    111 Soledad, Suite 1325 [ ] CM,RRR

    San Antonio, Texas 78205 [ XX ] E-Mail Transmission

    [email protected]

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    Mr. Ray Velarde [ ] First Class Mail

    Attorney at Law [ ] Facsimile; 915-542-23411216 Montana Ave. [ ] CM,RRR

    El Paso, Texas 79902 [ XX ] E-Mail Transmission

    [email protected]

    Mr. Manuel G. Escobar, Jr. [ ] First Class Mail

    Attorney at Law [ ] Facsimile; 210-212-5653

    201 West Poplar [ ] CM,RRRSan Antonio, Texas 78212 [ XX ] E-Mail Transmission

    [email protected]

    By: /S/ROBERT W.WILSON

    ROBERT S. WILSON

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    w h o r e s i d e s a t 7 0 0 7 A r b o r e a l , D a l l a s , T X 7 5 2 3 1 .5 . J o e y C a r d e n a s i s a n i n d i v i d u a l , f o n n e r T e x a s s t a t e d i r e c t o r o f P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ,

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    6 . T h i s C o m p l a i n t i n v o l v e s c l a i m s f o r t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t a r i s i n g u n d e r t h et r a d e m a r k l a w s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , T i t l e 1 5 , U n i t e d S t a t e s C o d e a n d r e l a t e d c l a i m s o f u n f a i r

    c o m p e t i t i o n i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h e L a n h a m A c t , 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 2 5 , c o m m o n l a w t r a d e m a r ki n f r i n g e m e n t a n d c o m m o n l a w u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n . T h i s C o u r t h a s j u r i s d i c t i o n p u r s u a n t t o t h ep r o v i s i o n s o f 2 8 U . S . C . 1 3 3 1 a n d 1 3 3 8 .

    7 . V e n u e o f t h i s a c t i o n i n t h i s C o u r t a n d d i s t r i c t i s p r o p e r p u r s u a n t t o t h ep r o v i s i o n s o f 2 8 U . S . C . 1 3 9 1 ( b ) , b e c a u s e s o m e o r a l l o f t h e t o r t u o u s a c t s o f t r a d e m a r ki n f r i n g e m e n t a n d u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n h a v e o c c u r r e d i n t h e s t a t e o f T e x a s a n d / o r h a v e b e e nd i r e c t e d a t P l a i n t i f f L U L A C , a n o n - p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n r e s i d i n g w i t h i n t h i s d i s t r i c t , T h u s , t h i s

    C o u r t h a s p e r s o n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e r t h e D e f e n d a n t s .I n a d d i t i o n t h e e v e n t s g i v i n g r i s e t o t o r t u o u s i n f r i n g e m e n t a g a i n s t P l a i n t i f f L U L A C

    o c c u r r e d i n t h i s d i s t r i c t , a n d D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C h a s d i s p l a y e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d t h ei n f r i n g i n g i t e m s t o t h e p u b l i c i n t h i s d i s t r i c t t h r o u g h e m a i l d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d V o i c e o f t h e

    M a i n l a n d . V e n u e i s f u r t h e r p r o p e r i n t h i s d i s t r i c t p u r s u a n t t o 2 8 U . S . C . 1 3 9 1 ( b ) ( 2 ) .F a c t u a l B a c k g r o u n d

    8 . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C i s t h e l a r g e s t a n d o l d e s t L a t i n o m e m b e r s h i p b a s e d o r g a n i z a t i o n i n

    c : \ 1 \ I u l a c l i t i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n t l u l a e v s . T X L U L A C . 2 P a g e - 2 -

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    t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C w a s f o u n d e d i n T e x a s i n 1 9 2 9 i n C o r p u s C h r i s t i , T e x a s , a n di n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e S t a t e o f T e x a s i n 1 9 3 1 . ( E x h i b i t 1 )

    9 . T h e L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s i s t h e o w n e r o f a f e d e r a l p r o t e c t e d t r a d e m a r ki s s u e d b y t h e b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t a n d T r a d e m a r k o f f i c e u n d e r s e r i a l n u m b e r 7 8 8 7 3 5 2 6

    f i l e d o n D e c e m b e r 1 2 , 2 0 0 6 a n d i s s u e d r e g i s t r a t i o n n u m b e r 3 2 1 3 1 4 1 o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 0 7 .( E x h i b i t 2 )

    1 0 . L U L A C i s t h e o w n e r o f a f e d e r a l p r o t e c t e d t r a d e m a r k i s s u e d b y t h e b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e sP a t e n t a n d T r a d e m a r k o f f i c e u n d e r s e r i a l n u m b e r 7 8 8 7 3 9 5 0 f i l e d o n M a y 1 , 2 0 0 6 a n d i s s u e d

    r e g i s t r a t i o n n u m b e r 3 2 1 1 3 2 5 o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 0 7 . ( E x h i b i t 3 )

    1 1 . L U L A C i s t h e o w n e r o f a f e d e r a l p r o t e c t e d t r a d e m a r k i s s u e d b y t h e b yt h e U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t a n d T r a d e m a r k o f f i c e u n d e r s e r i a l n u m b e r 7 8 8 7 3 9 6 2 f i l e d o n M a y 2 ,

    2 0 0 6 a n d i s s u e d r e g i s t r a t i o n n u m b e r 3 2 1 1 3 2 6 o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 0 7 . ( E x h i b i t 4 )1 2 . T h e s e m a r k s a s d e s c r i b e d i n ' p a r a g r a p h s 9 , 1 0 , I i a b o v e a r e c o l l e c t i v e l y r e f e r r e d

    t o a s t h e " L U L A C M a r k s " .1 3 . T h e i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s h e r e i n , w i t h o u t a u t h o r i t y f r o m P l a i n t i f f L U L A C

    i n c o r p o r a t e d D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C w i t h t h e T e x a s S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e , p u r p o r t e d l y a s a s e p a r a t ee n t i t y f r o m P l a i n t i f f L U L A C o n T h u r s d a y , J u l y 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 a s a n o n - p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n . ( E x h i b i t 5 )

    1 4 . P r i o r t o t h e i r u n a u t h o r i z e d a c t i o n o f i n c o r p o r a t i n g D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C ,D e f e n d a n t s L i n d a C h a v e z a n d B e a M a r t i n e z w e r e r e m o v e d a s T e x a s s t a t e o f f i c e r s o f P l a i n t i f fL U L A C a t a s p e c i a l h e a r i n g o f t h e N a t i o n a l B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s m e e t i n g i n O r l a n d o , F l o r i d a o nJ u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 2 .

    c : \ 1 \ I u l a c l i t i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n t i u l a c v s . T X L U L A C . 2 P a g e . 3 -

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    1 5 . P r i o r t o t h e i r u n a u t h o r i z e d a c t i o n o f i n c o r p o r a t i n g D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C ,D e f e n d a n t k e y C a r d e n a s w a s r e m o v e d a s T e x a s s t a t e d i r e c t o r o f P l a i n t i f f L U L A C a t a s p e c i a lh e a r i n g o f t h e N a t i o n a l B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , m e e t i n g i n W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . o n O c t o b e r 1 , 2 0 1 1 .

    1 6 . E a c h i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t w a s r e m o v e d f r o m t h e i r s t a t e o f f i c e f o r s e p a r a t e a n di n d i v i d u a l v i o l a t i o n s o f t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s c o n s t i t u t i o n , p r o t o c o l a n d b y - l a w s .

    1 7 . P r i o r t o t h e i r u n a u t h o r i z e d a c t i o n i n i n c o r p o r a t i n g D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C , t h eD e f e n d a n t s L i n d a C h a v e z a n d B e a M a r t i n e z s o u g h t i n t e r v e n t i o n o f t h e T e x a s s t a t e c o u r t s t oo v e r t u r n t h e i r r e m o v a l a s P l a i n t i f f L U L A C T e x a s s t a t e o f f i c e r s . T h i s i n t e r v e n t i o n w a s p u b l i c l y

    s u p p o r t e d b y D e f e n d a n t J o e y C a r d e n a s .1 8 . P r i o r t o t h e i r u n a u t h o r i z e d a c t i o n i n i n c o r p o r a t i n g D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C , t h e

    i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s f l i e d s u i t i n t h e 2 2 ' J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t C o u r t , H a y s C o u n t y , T e x a s u n d e rC a u s e N o . 1 2 - 1 3 4 2 . T h e s u i t r e q u e s t e d a T e m p o r a r y R e s t r a i n i n g O r d e r , T e m p o r a r y I n j u n c t i o na n d P e r m a n e n t I n j u n c t i o n a g a i n s t P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . A f t e r t h e C o u r t r e f u s e d t o i m m e d i a t e l y s e tt h e c a s e f o r f u l l h e a r i n g o n t h e i r M o t i o n f o r T e m p o r a r y R e s t r a i n i n g O r d e r , t h e i n d i v i d u a l

    D e f e n d a n t s n o n - s u i t e d t h a t c a u s e , a n d r e - f i l e d t h e i r c a s e i n B e x a r C o u n t y , T e x a s .1 9 . P r i o r t o t h e i r u n a u t h o r i z e d a c t i o n i n i n c o r p o r a t i n g D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C , t h e

    i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s f i l e d s u i t i n t h e 7 3 f h J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t C o u r t , B e x a r C o u n t y , T e x a s u n d e rC a u s e N o . 2 0 1 2 - C l - I l 1 9 6 . T h e s u i t r e q u e s t e d a T e m p o r a r y R e s t r a i n i n g O r d e r , T e m p o r a r yI n j u n c t i o n a n d P e r m a n e n t I n j u n c t i o n a g a i n s t P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . O n J u l y 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 , t h e d i s t r i c tc o u r t h e l d a f u l l h e a r i n g o n t h e i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s a p p l i c a t i o n f o r T e m p o r a r y R e s t r a i n i n gO r d e r w h i c h r e q u e s t e d t h a t : a . t h e c o u r t e f f e c t i v e l y o v e r t u r n t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s N a t i o n a lB o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s a c t i o n s a g a i n s t t h e d e f e n d a n t s ; a n d b . i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s b e a l l o w e d t oo p e r a t e t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n i n T e x a s i n d e p e n d e n t o f P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . A t t h ee n d o f t h e h e a r i n g , t h e H o n o r a b l e J u d g e A n t o n i a A r t i a g a , D i s t r i c t J u d g e d e n i e d t h e a p p l i c a t i o n

    c : \ F ' J u l a c l i t i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n U u l a c v s . T X L U L A C , 2 P a g e - 4

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    f o r T R O , a n d o r d e r e d t h e D e f e n d a n t s t o g i v e a d e q u a t e n o t i c e t o P l a i n t i f f L U L A C b e f o r e s e t t i n g ah e a r i n g o n t h e i r m o t i o n f o r t e m p o r a r y i n j u n c t i o n . ( E x h i b i t 6 )

    2 0 . S i n c e 1 9 2 9 , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C h a s s p e n t a n e n o r m o u s a m o u n t o f r e s o u r c e sd e v e l o p i n g a n d m a r k e t i n g t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e p u b l i c h a s c o m e t o r e c o g n i z et h e d i s t i n c t i v e " L U L A C " n a m e a n d " L U L A C " M a r k s , a n d a s s o c i a t e s t h e n a m e a n d m a r k s w i t ht h e P l a i n t i f f h e r e i n . A s a r e s u l t , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C h a s d e v e l o p e d a s i g n i f i c a n t a m o u n t o f

    g o o d w i l l i n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h e u s e o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s a n d h a s e s t a b l i s h e d a n e x c e l l e n tr e p u t a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e q u a l i t y o f i t s a d v o c a c y i n i s s u e s i m p o r t a n t t o t h e L a t i n o c o m m u n i t y .P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s r e p u t a t i o n i s k n o w n t h r o u g h o u t T e x a s , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d P u e r t o R i c o .

    P l a i n t i f f L U L A C i s k n o w n f o r i t s a d v o c a c y i n e d u c a t i o n , i m m i g r a t i o n , w o r k e r r i g h t s , c i v i l r i g h t s ,a n d o t h e r i s s u e s i m p o r t a n t t o t h e L a t i n o c o m m u n i t y . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C a s s e r t s i t s a d v o c a c y b yv a r i o u s m e a n s , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o c i v i l r i g h t s , v o t e r r i g h t s a n d o t h e r t y p e s o f l i t i g a t i o n .

    2 1 . T h e i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s , w i t h o u t a u t h o r i z a t i o n f r o m P l a i n t i f f L U L A C , h a sb e g u n u s i n g t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s i n i t s a t t e m p t t o c i r c u m v e n t b o t h t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e P l a i n t i f f

    L I J L A C N a t i o n a l B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s a s w e l l a s t h e 7 3 " J u d i c i a l D i s t r i c t C o u r t o f T e x a s w h i c hd e n i e d t h e i r a t t e m p t s t o o v e r t u r n t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . T h e i n d i v i d u a lD e f e n d a n t s h a v e b e g u n a n n o u n c i n g t h e c r e a t i o n o f a n e w " L U L A C " c o r p o r a t i o n , i n d e p e n d e n t o f

    t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C , b y m e a n s o f e l e c t r o n i c m a i l t o t h e P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s m e m b e r s h i p a n dt h r o u g h a n i n t e r n e t b l o g , t h e " V o i c e o f t h e M a i n l a n d . " ( E x h i b i t 7 a n d 8 )

    2 2 . B a s e d o n i n f o n n a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C h a s b e g u n m a r k e t i n g b yu s e o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s o n T h u r s d a y J u l y 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 . D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C h a s a d o p t e d a s

    i t s o w n , t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s . C o n s t i t u t i o n , P r o t o c o l a n d B y - L a w s , a n d h a s a p p r o p r i a t e d t h eP l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s T e x a s m e m b e r s h i p , s e p a r a t e a n d a p a r t f r o m P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . D e f e n d a n t T XL U L A C i s u s i n g t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s o n i t s l e t t e r h e a d a n d e m a i l a n n o u n c e m e n t s t o P l a i n t i f f

    c : \ 1 \ l u l a c I i t i g a t i a n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n t . l u l a e v s . T X L U L A C 2 P a g e - 5 -

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    L U L A C ' s m e m b e r s .C o u n t IF e d e r a l T r a d e m a r k I n f r i n g e m e n t

    2 3 . T h e a l l e g a t i o n s s e t f o r t h i n P a r a g r a p h s 1 t h r o u g h 2 2 a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d b y r e f e r e n c ea s i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .

    2 4 . U n d e r t h e L a n h a m A c t , 1 5 U . S . C . 1 0 5 7 , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s r e g i s t r a t i o n o f t h e" L U L A C " M a r k s c o n s t i t u t e s p r i m a f a d e e v i d e n c e o f t h e v a l i d i t y o f t h e " L U L A C M a r k s , " o f

    P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s o w n e r s h i p o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s , a n d o f P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s e x c l u s i v e r i g h tt o u s e t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h i t s n o n - p r o f i t a d v o c a c y o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d a n y

    l e g a l u s e .2 5 . D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C u s e o f " L U L A C " t o i d e n t i f y i t s n o n - p r o f i t a d v o c a c y

    s e r v i c e s i s l i k e l y t o c a u s e c o n f u s i o n o r m i s t a k e o r d e c e p t i o n t o c o n s u m e r s , s p o n s o r s a n ds u p p o r t e r s o f P l a i n t i f f L U L A C a s t o t h e s o u r c e o f t h e s e r v i c e s a n d c o n s t i t u t e s t r a d e m a r k

    i n f r i n g e m e n t i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h e L a n h a m A c t , 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 4 .2 6 . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C h a s n o c o n t r o l o v e r t h e n a t u r e a n d q u a l i t y o f t h e n o n - p r o f i t

    a d v o c a c y o f f e r e d b y D e f e n d a n t s u n d e r t h e D e f e n d a n t T X L U L A C n a m e , a n d c o n f u s i o n i s l i k e l yt o a r i s e w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e o w n e r s h i p o r m a n a g e m e n t o f o r g a n i z a t i o n s e r v i c e s o w n e d a n dm a n a g e d b y D e f e n d a n t s . A s a r e s u l t P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s g o o d w i l l w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e " L U L A C "M a r k s w i l l s u f f e r .

    2 7 . T h e g o o d w i l l o f P l a i n t i f f L U L A C u n d e r t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s i s o f s u b s t a n t i a lv a l u e t o P l a i n t i f f L U L A C , a n d P l a i n t i f f L U L A C h a s s u f f e r e d a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s u f f e ri r r e p a r a b l e h a r m s h o u l d t h e i n f r i n g e m e n t b y D e f e n d a n t s b e a l l o w e d t o c o n t i n u e .

    2 8 . B a s e d u p o n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , t h e t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t b y D e f e n d a n t sw i l l c o n t i n u e u n l e s s e n j o i n e d b y t h i s C o u r t . P u r s u a n t t o 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 6 , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C

    s e e k s a t e m p o r a r y r e s t r a i n i n g o r d e r , p r e l i m i n a i y a n d p e r m a n e n t i n j u n c t i o n a g a i n s t f u r t h e rc : \ l \ l u l a c i i t i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p l a i n t . I u l a c s . T X L I J L A C . 2 P a g e - 6 -

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    t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t b y D e f e n d a n t s .2 9 . D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t h a v e c a u s e d h a r m a n d d a m a g e t o

    P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . T h e a m o u n t o f t h e s e d a m a g e s i s n o t y e t d e t e r m i n e d . P u r s u a n t t o 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 7 . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C i s e n t i t l e d t o a n d s e e k s D e f e n d a n t s ' p r o f i t s i f a n y , a c t u a l d a m a g e s , a n d

    c o s t s o f t h i s a c t i o n , a n d s u c h a d d i t i o n a l r e l i e f a s m a y b e d e e m e d a p p r o p r i a t e a n d p r o p e r .3 0 . O n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t h a v e b e e n

    a n d c o n t i n u e t o b e d e l i b e r a t e a n d w i l l f u l a n d w a r r a n t a n a w a r d o f e n h a n c e d d a m a g e s . I na d d i t i o n , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C i s e n t i t l e d t o a n d s e e k s a f i n d i n g t h a t t h i s c a s e i s e x c e p t i o n a l a n d

    w a r r a n t s a n a w a r d o f a t t o r n e y ' s f e e s p u r s u a n t t o 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 7 ( a ) .C o u n t i fF a l s e D e s i g n a t i o n o f O r i g i n a n d U n f a i r C o m p e t i t i o nU n d e r 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 2 5 ( a

    3 1 . T h e a l l e g a t i o n s s e t f o r t h i n P a r a g r a p h s 1 t h r o u g h 3 0 a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d b y r e f e r e n c ea s i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .

    3 2 . D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s d e s c r i b e d h e r e i n c o n s t i t u t e f a l s e o r m i s l e a d i n g d e s c r i p t i o n sa n d / o r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f f a c t w h i c h a r e l i k e l y t o c a u s e c o n f u s i o n , m i s t a k e , o r d e c e p t i o n a s t o t h ea f f i l i a t i o n , c o n n e c t i o n , o r a s s o c i a t i o n o f D e f e n d a n t s ' s e r v i c e s w i t h P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s s e r v i c e s i nv i o l a t i o n o f t h e L a n h a m A c t , 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 2 5 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) a n d c o n s t i t u t e u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n .

    3 3 . D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s d e s c r i b e d h e r e i n f u r t h e r c o n s t i t u t e a b a d f a i t h i n t e n t t o b e n e f i t o rp r o f i t f r o m P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s M a r k s i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h e L a n h a m A c t , 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 2 5 ( d ) ( 1 ) ( A )

    a n d c o n s t i t u t e u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n .3 4 . B a s e d o n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s w i l l c o n t i n u e t h e i r a c t s o f u n f a i r

    c o m p e t i t i o n u n l e s s e n j o i n e d b y t h i s C o u r t . P u r s u a n t t o 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 6 , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C s e e k sa t e m p o r a r y r e s t r a i n i n g o r d e r , p r e l i m i n a r y a n d p e r m a n e n t i n j u n c t i o n a g a i n s t f u r t h e r a c t s o f u n f a i rc o m p e t i t i o n b y D e f e n d a n t s .

    c : d \ I u I a c I i t i g a x i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c a m p l a i n t i u l a c v s . T X L U L A C . 2 P a g e - 7 -

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    3 5 . D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n a n d f a l s e d e s i g n a t i o n o f o r i g i n h a v e c a u s e dh a r m a n d d a m a g e t o P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . T h e a m o u n t o f t h e s e d a m a g e s i s n o t y e t d e t e r m i n e d .P u r s u a n t t o 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 7 ( a ) , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C i s e n t i t l e d t o a n d s e e k s D e f e n d a n t s ' p r o f i t s , i f

    a n y , a c t u a l d a m a g e s , a n d c o s t s o f t h i s a c t i o n a n d s u c h a d d i t i o n a l r e l i e f a s m a y b e d e e m e da p p r o p r i a t e a n d a w a r d e d b y t h i s C o u r t .

    3 6 . O n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n a n d f a l s ed e s i g n a t i o n o f o r i g i n h a v e b e e n a n d c o n t i n u e t o b e d e l i b e r a t e a n d w i l l f u l , a n d w a r r a n t a n a w a r do f e n h a n c e d d a m a g e s . I n a d d i t i o n , P l a i n t i f f L U L A C i s e n t i t l e d t o a n d s e e k s a f i n d i n g t h a t t h i sc a s e i s e x c e p t i o n a l a n d w a r r a n t s a n a w a r d o f a t t o r n e y ' s f e e s p u r s u a n t t o 1 5 U . S . C . 1 1 1 7 ( a ) .

    C o u n t f f lC o m m o n L a w T r a d e m a r k i n f r i n f e m e n t3 7 . T h e a l l e g a t i o n s s e t f o r t h i n p a r a g r a p h s 1 t h r o u g h 3 6 a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d b y r e f e r e n c e

    a s i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .3 8 . O n e o r m o r e o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s i s e l i g i b l e f o r p r o t e c t i o n u n d e r c o m m o n l a w .3 9 . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C e n j o y s c o m m o n l a w r i g h t s t o t h e e x c l u s i v e u s e o f o n e o r m o r e

    o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s i n t h e s t a t e o f T e x a s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a n o n - p r o f i t a d v o c a c yo r g a n i z a t i o n a n d a n y l e g a l u s e t h e r e o f .

    4 0 . " L U L A C " h a s a c q u i r e d s e c o n d a r y m e a n i n g i n e a c h o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s .4 1 . P l a i n t i f f L I J L A C b e g a n u s i n g o n e o r m o r e o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s p r i o r t o

    D e f e n d a n t s ' u s e t h e r e o f , a n d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t i v i t i e s a s n o n - p r o f i t a d v o c a c yo r g a n i z a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o P l a i n t i f f L U L A C ' s C o n s t i t u t i o n , P r o t o c o l , B y - L a w sa n d m e m b e r s h i p .

    4 2 . D e f e n d a n t s ' p a s t a n d c u r r e n t u s e o f t h e " L U L A C " M a r k s c o n s t i t u t e s t r a d e m a r ki n f r i n g e m e n t u n d e r c o m m o n l a w .

    4 3 . D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s f u r t h e r c o n s t i t u t e a m a l i c i o u s , f r a u d u l e n t , o r g r o s s l y n e g l i g e n tc : \ I M u l a c l i u i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r i n f r i n g e m e x i t c o m p l a i n t i u l a c v s . T X L U L A C . 2 P a g e - 8 -

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    a t t e m p t t o b e n e f i t o r p r o f i t f r o m P l a i n t i f f L U L A C a n d i t s " L U L A C " M a r k s i n v i o l a t i o n o f i t st r a d e m a r k r i g h t s .

    4 4 . T h e o f f e r i n g b y D e f e n d a n t s o f s e r v i c e s o r s o l i c i t a t i o n o f d o n a t i o n s a n d l o rc o n t r i b u t i o n s , u s i n g c o n f u s i n g l y s i m i l a r m a r k s i s l i k e l y t o c a u s e a n d h a s c a u s e d c o n f u s i o n a s t ot h e s o u r c e o f o r i g i n o f t h e s e r v i c e s , i n t h a t u s i n g " D C L U L A C " s e r v i c e s o r t h e s o l i c i t a t i o n o fd o n a t i o n s o r c o n t r i b u t i o n s a r e l i k e l y t o a s s o c i a t e o r h a v e a s s o c i a t e d s u c h s e r v i c e s , d o n a t i o n s o rc o n t r i b u t i o n s a s o r i g i n a t i n g w i t h D e f e n d a n t s , a l l t o t h e d e t r i m e n t o f a n d r e s u l t i n g i n d a m a g e s t oP l a i n t i f f L U L A C .

    4 5 . D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f c o m m o n l a w t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t h a v e c a u s e d g r e a t h a r ma n d d a m a g e t o P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . T h e a m o u n t o f t h e s e d a m a g e s i s n o t y e t d e t e r m i n e d . P l a i n t i f f

    L U L A C s e e k s a c t u a l d a m a g e s , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o l o s t d o n a t i o n s o r c o n t r i b u t i o n s a n ds u c h a d d i t i o n a l r e l i e f a s m a y b e d e e m e d a p p r o p r i a t e a n d a w a r d e d b y t h i s C o u r t .

    4 6 . O n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t h a v e b e e na n d c o n t i n u e t o b e d e l i b e r a t e , w i l l f u l , w i t h m a l i c e a n d l o r g r o s s n e g l i g e n c e , t h e r e b y w a r r a n t i n g a na w a r d o f e x e m p l a r y d a m a g e s u n d e r C h a p t e r 4 1 o f t h e T e x a s C i v i l P r a c t i c e a n d R e m e d i e s C o d e .

    4 7 . B a s e d o n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s w i l l c o n t i n u e t h e i r w i l l f u l a c t s o ft r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t u n l e s s e n j o i n e d b y t h i s C o u r t . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C s e e k s a t e m p o r a r yr e s t r a i n i n g o r d e r , p r e l i m i n a r y a n d p e r m a n e n t i n j u n c t i o n a g a i n s t f u r t h e r a c t s o f u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o nb y D e f e n d a n t s .

    C o u n t WC o m m o n L a w U n f a i r C o m p e t i t i o n

    4 8 . T h e a l l e g a t i o n s s e t f o r t h i n p a r a g r a p h s 1 t h r o u g h 4 7 a r e i n c o r p o r a t e d b y r e f e r e n c ea s i f f u l l y s e t f o r t h h e r e i n .

    4 9 . D e f e n d a n t s ' c o n d u c t h a s a n d i s l i k e l y t o c o n f u s e , m i s l e a d , o r d e c e i v e c o n s u m e r s ,m e m b e r s , d o n o r s a n d c o n t r i b u t o r s o r p o t e n t i a l c o n s u m e r s , d o n o r s , c o n t r i b u t o r s a n d m e m b e r s ,

    c : \ 1 \ I u l a c I i t i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o n i p l a i n t . l u l a c v s . T X L I J L A C . 2 P a g e - 9 -

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    a n d c o n s t i t u t e s u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n u n d e r t h e l a w s o f t h e s t a t e o f T e x a s .5 0 . D e f e n d a n t ' s a c t s o f c o m m o n l a w u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n h a v e c a u s e d g r e a t h a r m a n d

    d a m a g e t o P l a i n t i f f L U L A C . T h e a m o u n t o f t h e s e d a m a g e s h a s n o t y e t b e e n d e t e r m i n e d .P l a i n t i f f L U L A C s e e k s a c t u a l d a m a g e s , e x e m p l a r y d a m a g e s , a n d s u c h a d d i t i o n a l r e l i e f a s m a y

    b e d e e m e d a p p r o p r i a t e a n d a w a r d e d b y t h i s C o u r t .5 1 . O n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n h a v e b e e n a n d

    c o n t i n u e t o b e d e l i b e r a t e a n d w i l l f u l , w i t h m a l i c e a n d / o r g r o s s n e g l i g e n c e , t h e r e b y w a r r a n t i n g a na w a r d o f e x e m p l a r y d a m a g e s u n d e r C h a p t e r 4 1 o f t h e T e x a s C i v i l P r a c t i c e a n d R e m e d i e s C o d e .

    5 2 . B a s e d o n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d b e l i e f , D e f e n d a n t s w i l l c o n t i n u e t h e i r w i l l f u l a c t s o ft r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t u n l e s s e n j o i n e d b y t h i s C o u r t . P l a i n t i f f L U L A C s e e k s a t e m p o r a r yr e s t r a i n i n g o r d e r , p r e l i m i n a r y a n d p e r m a n e n t i n j u n c t i o n a g a i n s t f u r t h e r a c t s o f u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n

    b y D e f e n d a n t s .J u r y D e m a n d

    P l a i n t i f f L U L A C h e r e b y d e m a n d s a t r i a l b y j u r y o n a l l i s s u e s s o t r i a b l e a n d a s a l l e g e d i nt h i s C o m p l a i n t .

    P r a y e rW H E R E F O R E , P l a i n t i f f , L U L A C , r e s p e c t f u l l y p r a y s t h a t t h i s C o u r t e n t e r j u d g m e n t a s

    f o l l o w s :a . T h a t D e f e n d a n t s , T X L U L A C , L i n d a C h a v e z , B e a M a r t i n e z , J o e y C a r d e n a s ,

    j o i n t l y a n d s e v e r a b l y , a n d i t s o f f i c e r s , a g e n t s , e m p l o y e e s , a t t o r n e y s , c o r p o r a t i o n s , o r c o m p a n i e su n d e r t h e c o n t r o l o f D e f e n d a n t s , a n d a l l o t h e r p e r s o n s i n a c t i v e c o n c e r t a n d / o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n w i t hD e f e n d a n t s , b e t e m p o r a r i l y , p r e l i m i n a r i l y a n d p e r m a n e n t l y e n j o i n e d f r o m e n g a g i n g i n t h e a c t s o ft r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t , u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n , a n d t r a d e m a r k d i l u t i o n c o m p l a i n e d o f h e r e i n ,i n c l u d i n g w i t h o u t l i m i t a t i o n u s e o f t h e L U L A C M a r k s a n d a n y c o n f u s i n g l y s i m i l a r m a r k ;

    c : \ 1 \ I u l a c h t i g a t i o n \ t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t c o m p I a i n t . I u I a v s . T X L U L A C . 2 P a g e - 1 0 -

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    b . T h a t D e f e n d a n t s , T X L U L A C , L i n d a C h a v e z , B e a M a r t i n e z , J o e y C a r d e n a s , b ed i r e c t e d t o p r o v i d e a n a c c o u n t i n g o f a l l r e v e n u e r e c e i v e d f r o m d o n a t i o n s , c o n t r i b u t i o n s o r a n yo t h e r s o u r c e r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e i r a c t s o f t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t a n d u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n

    c o m p l a i n e d o f h e r e i n , a n d t h a t D e f e n d a n t s , j o i n t l y a n d s e v e r a b l y , p a y P l a i n t i f f L U L A C a l lm o n i e s r e c e i v e d b y D e f e n d a n t s a n d a l l d a m a g e s s u f f e r e d b y P l a i n t i f f L U L A C a s a r e s u l t o fD e f e n d a n t s ' a c t s o f t r a d e m a r k i n f r i n g e m e n t a n d u n f a i r c o m p e t i t i o n ;

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    " I a m t h e N a t i o n a l P r e s i d e n t o f t h e L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s ( L U L A C ) ,a T e x a s n o n - p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n , t h e P l a i n t i f f i n t h e a b o v e p l e a d i n g s e n t i t l e d , ' P l a i n t i f f s ' O r i g i n a lC o m p l a i n t ' a n d ' P l a i n t i f f s ' M o t i o n f o r T e m p o r a r y R e s t r a i n i n g O r d e r a n d P r e l i m i n a r yI n j u n c t i o n . ' I h a v e r e a d a n d u n d e r s t o o d t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e p l e a d i n g s a l l e g i n g t r a d e m a r ki n f r i n g e m e n t f i l e d a g a i n s t t h e D e f e n d a n t s , T e x a s L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s ( T XL U L A C ) , a n d i n d i v i d u a l D e f e n d a n t s , L i n d a C h a v e z , B e a M a r t i n e z a n d J o e y C a r d e n a s . I h a v ep e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e o f a l l o f t h e f a c t s s t a t e d t h e r e i n . T o t h e b e s t o f m y p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e a n db e l i e f , a l l t h e f a c t s s t a t e d i n s a i d p l e a d i n g s a r e t r u e a n d c o r r e c t . "

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f 1

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    F i l i n g N u m b e r : 5 9 6 7 9 0 1 E n t i t y T y p e : D o m e s t i c N o n p r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o nO r i g i n a l D a t e o f F i l i n g d u n 4 E n t i t y S t a t u s I n e x i s t e n c eF o r m a t i o n D a t e : N / A N o n - P r o f i t N / AT y p e :T a x I D : 1 7 4 2 5 1 8 2 1 9 7 F E I N :D u r a t i o n : P e r p e t u a lN a m e T L A O U N I 1 D I A R I C A i 1 C I 1 N SA d d r e s s : 2 0 1 E A A I N D R S T E 6 0 5E l P a s o , T X 7 9 9 0 1 - 1 3 5 2 U S A

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f I

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f I

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    F i l i n g N u m b e r : 5 9 6 7 9 0 1 E n t i t y T y p e : D o m e s t i c N o n p r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o nO r i g i n a l D a t e o f F i l i n g : J u n e 1 5 , 1 9 3 1 E n t i t y S t a t u s : I n e x i s t e n c eF o r m a t i o n D a t e : N / A N o n - P r o f i t N / AT y p e :T a x I D : 1 7 4 2 5 1 8 2 1 9 7 F E I N :D u r a t i o n : P e r p e t u a i

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f 1

    T E X A S S E C R E T A R Y o f S T A T EH O P E A N D R A D EU C C n e s s O r g a n i z a t i o n s f T r a d e m a r k s N o t a r y A c c o u n t H e l p / F e e s J B r i e f c a s e I L o g o u tB U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y

    F i l i n g N u m b e r : 5 9 6 7 9 0 1 E n t i t y T y p e : D o m e s t i c N o n p r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o nO r i g i n a l D a t e o f F i l i n g : J u n e 1 5 , 1 9 3 1 E n t i t y S t a t u s : i n e x i s t e n c eF o r m a t i o n D a t e : N / A N o n - P r o f i t N / AT y p e :T a x I D : 1 7 4 2 5 1 8 2 1 9 7 F E I N :D u r a t i o n : P e r p e t u a lN a m e : T I - f E L E A G U E O F U N I T E D L A T I N A M E R I C A N C I T I Z E N SA d d r e s s : 2 0 1 E M A I N D R S T E 6 0 5E l P a s o , T X 7 9 9 0 1 - 1 3 5 2 U S A

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    L c F ! T I f l I c F u T T 1 1 1 tB r o w s e r t o r e t u r n t o T E S S ) ( U s e t h e 1 ' B a c k b u t t o n o f t h e I n t e r n e t

    L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i nA m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s

    W o r d M a r k L E A G U E O F U N I T E D L A T i N A M E R I C A N C I T I Z E N SG o o d s a n d S e r v i c e s I C 2 0 0 . U S 2 0 0 . G & S : I n d i c a t i n g m e m b e r s h i p i n a ( n ) h i s p a n i c c i v i c a s s o c i a t i o n . F I R S T U S E :1 9 2 9 0 2 1 7 . F I R S T U S E I N C O M M E R C E : 1 9 2 9 0 2 1 7S t a n d a r d C h a r a c t e r sC l a i m e d

    M a r k D r a w i n g C o d eS e r i a l N u m b e rF i l i n g D a t eC u r r e n t F i l i n g B a s i sO r i g i n a l F i l i n g B a s i sP u b l i s h e d f o rO p p o s i t i o nR e g i s t r a t i o n N u m b e rR e g i s t r a t i o n D a t eO w n e r

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    ( 4 ) S T A N D A R D C H A R A C T E R M A R K7 8 8 7 3 5 2 6M a y 1 , 2 0 0 6I A1 AD e c e m b e r 1 2 , 2 0 0 63 2 1 3 1 4 1F e b r u a r y 2 7 , 2 0 0 7( R E G I S T R A N T ) L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s N O N - P R O F I T O R G A N I Z A T I O NT E X A S S u i t e 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 L S t r e e t , N W W a s h i n g t o n D . C . 2 0 0 3 6C O L L E C T I V E M E M B E R S H I P M A R KP R I N C I P A LL I V E

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    h t t p : / / t e s s 2 . u s p t o . g o v f b i n / s h o w f i e l d ? f 9 1 o C & S t a t e 4 0 0 9 : 6 4 5 a i f l . 3 . 3 1 2 / 9 / 2 0 1 1

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    T r a d e m a r k E l e c t r o n i c S e a r c h S y s t e m ( T E S S ) P a g e 2 o f 2

    D a t eO w n e r ( R E G I S T R A N T ) L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s N O N - P R O F I T O R G A N I Z A T I O N T E X A SS u i t e 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 L S t r e e t , N W W a s h i n g t o n D . C . 2 0 0 3 6T y p e o f M a r k S E R V I C E M A R KR e g i s t e r P R I N C I P A LL i v e ! D e a dI n d i c a t o r

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    T r a d e m a r k E l e c t r o n i c S e a r c h S y s t e m ( T E S S ) P a g e 1 o f 2

    U n i t e dS t a t e s P a t e n t a n d T r a d e m a r k O f f i c e

    H o m e S k e t h d e x f S e a r c h F A Q I G ' o s s a r y l u d e s C o n t a c t s e B u s m e s s e a i z a e r t s I N e w s I H & pT r a d e m a r k s > T r a d e m a r k E l e c t r o n i c S e a r c h S y s t e m ( T E S S )

    T E S S w a s l a s t u p d a t e d o n F r i D e c 9 0 4 : 3 5 : 4 6 E S T 2 0 1 1

    T E 5 5 S T E D I f m t F o R 1 A R C H H H P - U R RF H 1 L 3 U L P L L ) U C N L . X D O C

    L o g o u t P l e a s e l o g o u t w h e n y o u a r e d o n e t o r e l e a s e s y s t e m r e s o u r c e s a l l o c a t e d f o r y o u .S t a r t L i s t A t : O R J u m p t o r e c o r d : R e c o r d 2 o u t o f 6

    ( U s e t h e F B a c k b u t t o n o f t h e i n t e r n e tB r o w s e r t o r e t u r n t o T E S S )

    L U L A CW o r d M a r k L U L A CG o o d s a n d I C 0 3 5 . U S 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 . 0 & S : A s s o c i a t i o n s e r v i c e s , n a m e l y , p r o m o t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s o f H i s p a n i cS e r v i c e s A m e r i c a n s ; c h a r i t a b l e s e r v i c e s , n a m e l y o r g a n i z i n g a n d c o n d u c t i n g v o l u n t e e r p r o g r a m s a n dc o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s ; c o n d u c t i n g t r a d e s h o w s i n t h e f i e l d o f H i s p a n i c c u l t u r e a n d d i v e r s i t y ;e d u c a t i o n l e a d e r s h i p d e v e l o p m e n t e m p l o y m e n t c o u n s e l i n g a n d r e c r u i t i n g ; l o b b y i n g s e r v i c e s ,n a m e l y p r o m o t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s o f H i s p a n i c A m e r i c a n s i n t h e f i e l d s o f l e g i s l a t i o n a n d r e g u l a t i o n .F I R S T U S E : 1 9 2 9 0 2 1 7 . F I R S T U S E I N C O M M E R C E : 1 9 2 9 0 2 1 7

    S t a n d a r dC h a r a c t e r sC l a i m e dM a r k D r a w i n g ( 4 ) S T A N D A R D C H A R A C T E R M A R KS e r i a l N u m b e r 7 8 8 7 3 9 5 0F i l i n g D a t e M a y 1 , 2 0 0 6C u r r e n t F i l i n g I AB a s i sO r i g i n a l F i l i n g I AB a s i sP u b l i s h e d f o r D e c e m b e r 5 , 2 0 0 6O p p o s i t i o nR e g i s t r a t i o n 3 2 1 1 3 2 5N u m b e rR e g i s t r a t i o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 0 7

    h t t p : / / t e s s 2 . u s p t o . g o v / b n ! S h o w f 1 e 1 d ? d O C & S t a t e 4 O O 9 6 4 5 a 1 f l . 2 . 2 1 2 / 9 / 2 0 1 1

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    ' T r a d e m a r k E l e c t r o n i c S e a r c h S y s t e m ( T E S S ) P a g e 1 o f 2

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    T r a d e m a r k s > T r a d e m a r k E l e c t r o n i c S e a r c h S y s t e m ( T E S S )

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    i 1W o r d M a r k L U L A CG o o d s a n d I C 0 3 5 . U S 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 . G & 5 : A s s o c i a t i o n s e r v i c e s , n a m e l y , p r o m o t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s o f H i s p a n i cS e r v i c e s A m e r i c a n s ; c h a r i t a b l e s e r v i c e s , n a m e l y o r g a n i z i n g a n d c o n d u c t i n g v o l u n t e e r p r o g r a m s a n dc o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s ; c o n d u c t i n g t r a d e s h o w s i n t h e f i e l d o f H i s p a n i c c u l t u r e a n d d i v e r s i t y ;e d u c a t i o n l e a d e r s h i p d e v e l o p m e n t ; e m p l o y m e n t c o u n s e l i n g a n d r e c r u i t i n g ; l o b b y i n g s e r v i c e s , n a m e l yp r o m o t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s o f H i s p a n i c A m e r i c a n s i n t h e f i e l d s o f l e g i s l a t i o n a n d r e g u l a t i o n . F I R S T U S E :1 9 2 9 0 2 1 7 . F I R S T U S E I N C O M M E R C E : 1 9 2 9 0 2 1 7M a r k D r a w i n g ( 3 ) D E S I G N P L U S W O R D S , L E T T E R S , A N D / O R N U M B E R SD e s i g n 0 1 . 0 1 . 1 0 - S t a r s , t h r e e o r m o r e ; T h r e e o r m o r e s t a r sS e a r c h C o d e 0 1 . 0 1 . 1 3 - S t a r s - m u l t i p l e s t a r s w i t h f i v e p o i n t s2 4 . 0 1 . 0 2 - S h i e l d s o r c r e s t s w i t h f i g u r a t i v e e l e m e n t s c o n t a i n e d t h e r e i n o r s u p e r i m p o s e d t h e r e o n2 4 . 0 1 . 0 3 - S h i e l d s o r c r e s t s w i t h l e t t e r s , p u n c t u a t i o n o r i n s c r i p t i o n s c o n t a i n e d t h e r e i n o rs u p e r i m p o s e d t h e r e o n2 4 . 0 9 . 0 5 - A m e r i c a n f l a g s ; F l a g s , A m e r i c a n

    S e r i a l N u m b e r 7 8 8 7 3 9 6 2F i l i n g D a t e M a y 2 , 2 0 0 6C u r r e n t F i l i n g I AB a s i sO r i g i n a l F i l i n g 1 AB a s i sP U b i I S I d f o r D e c e m b e r 5 , 2 0 0 6R e g i s t r a t i o n

    h t t p : / / t e s s 2 . u s p t o . g o v / b i n / s h o w f i e l d ? f d O C & S t a t e 4 0 0 9 6 4 5 a r n . 2 . 1 1 2 / 9 / 2 0 1 1

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    T r a d e m a r k E l e c t r o n i c S e a r c h S y s t e m ( T E S S ) P a g e 2 o f 2

    N u m b e r 3 2 1 1 3 2 6i s t i o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 0 7O w n e r ( R E G I S T R A N T ) L e a g u e o f U n i t e d L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i z e n s N O N - P R O F I T O R G A N I Z A T I O N N E WY O R K S u i t e 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 L S t r e e t , N W W a s h i n g t o n D . C . 2 0 0 3 6D e s c r i p t i o n o f T h e c o l o r ( s ) r e d , w h i t e , a n d b l u e i s / a r e c l a i m e d a s a f e a t u r e o f t h e m a r k . T h e m a r k c o n s i s t s o f AM a r k s h i e l d w i t h a f i e l d o f b l u e a n d t h i r t e e n w h i t e s t a r s i n t h e u p p e r h a l f , s e v e n r e d a n d s i x w h i t e v e r t i c a lb a r s i n t h e l o w e r h a l f , a n d a d i a g o n a l w h i t e s t r i p e w i t h t h e l e t t e r s L U L A G i m p r i n t e d i n b l u e .T y p e o f M a r k S E R V I C E M A R KR e g i s t e r P R I N C I P A LL i v e f e a di n d i c a t o r

    H O M E S I T E I N D E X t S E A R C H . B U S I P I E S S H E L P I P R I V A C Y P O L I C Y

    h t t p : / / t e s s 2 . u s p t o g o v f b i n s h o w f 1 e 1 d ? f d O C & S t a t e 4 0 0 9 6 4 5 a I f l . 2 . 1 1 2 / 9 / 2 0 1 1

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f I

    T E X A S S E C R E T A R Y o f S T A T EH O P E A N D R A D EI B u s i n e s s O r g a n i z a t i o n s I T r a d e m a r k s I N o t a r y I A c c o u n t J H e l p / F e e s B r i e f c a s e I L q g o u tB U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y

    F i l i n g N u m b e r : 8 0 1 6 2 8 2 9 6 E n t i t y T y p e : D o m e s t i c N o n p r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o nO r i g i n a l D a t e o f F i l i n g : J u l y 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 E n t i t y S t a t u s : I n e x i s t e n c eF o r m a t i o n D a t e : N / A N o n - P r o f i t N / AT y p e :T a x I D : F E I N :D u r a t i o n : P e r p e t u a lN a m e : T E X A S L E A G U E O F U N I T E D L A T I N A M E R I C A N C I T I Z E N SA d d r e s s : [ A D D R E S S N O T P R O V I D E D ]

    A S S O C I A T E DF I L I N G H I S T O R Y N A M E S M A N A G E M E N T A S S U M E D N A M E S E N T I T I E SN a m e A d d r e s s I n a c t i v e D a t eF l o r i n d a C h a v e z 5 4 0 0 J e f f b u r n C o v e

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    h t t p s : / / d i r e c t . s o s s t a t e . t x . u s / c o r p _ i n q u i r y / c o r p _ i n q u i r - e n t i t y . a s p ? : S f i 1 i n g n u m b e r = 8 O 1 6 2 8 . . . 7 / 2 3 / 2 0 1 2

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f 1

    T E X A S S E C R E T A R Y o f S T A T EH O P E A N D R A D EU C C B u s i n e s s O r g a n i z a t i o n s T r a d e m a r k s I N o t a r y I A c c o u n t I H e l p ! F e e s I B r i e f c a s e I L o Q o u t

    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T YF i l i n g N u m b e r : 8 0 1 6 2 8 2 9 6 E n t i t y T y p e : D o m e s t i c N o n p r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o nO r i g i n a l D a t e o f F i l i n g : J u l y 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 E n t i t y S t a t u s : I n e x i s t e n c eF o r m a t i o n D a t e : N / A N o n - P r o f i t N / AT y p e :T a x I D : F E I N :D u r a t i o n : P e r p e t u a l

    N a m e : T E X A S L E A G U E O F U N I T E D L A T I N A M E R I C A N C I T I Z E N SA d d r e s s : [ A D D R E S S N O T P R O V I D E D ]r R E G I S T E R E DA G E N T I t T ' N A M E S

    V i e w D o c u m e n tI m a g e N u m b e r F i l i n g T y p eN / A 4 3 1 8 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 2 C e r t i f i c a t e o f F o r m a t i o n

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    B U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y P a g e 1 o f I

    T E X A S S E C R E T A R Y o f S T A T EH O P E A N D R A D EU C C f B u s i n e s s O r g a n i z a t i o n s T r a d e m a r k s I N o t a r y I A c c o u n t I H e l p l F e e s J B r i e f c a s e I L o g o u tB U S I N E S S O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N Q U I R Y - V I E W E N T I T Y

    F i l i n g N u m b e r : 8 0 1 6 2 8 2 9 6 E n t i t y T y p e : D o m e s t i c N o n p r o f i t C o r p o r a t i o nO r i g i n a l D a t e o f F i l i n g : J u l y 1 9 , 2 0 1 2 E n t i t y S t a t u s : I n e x i s t e n c eF o r m a t i o n D a t e : N / A N o n - P r o f i t N / AT y p e :T a x I D : F E I N :