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FORD MOTOR CO. v. B & H SUPPLY, INC.

Civ. No. 3-85-865.

646 F.Supp. 975 (1986)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. B & H SUPPLY, INC., a corporation; Minnesota Dealer Supply, Inc., d/b/a Accent Parts, International, a corporation; Dealer's Discount Supply II, Inc., a corporation; Minneapolis Warehouse Supply, Inc., d/b/a B & H Supply, a corporation; All-American Automotive, Inc., a corporation; Tri-City Distributing, a corporation; Mid-West Automotive Dealers Supply, Inc., a corporation; Autocraft Parts Supply, Inc., a corporation; Superior Plug, Inc., a corporation; Robert Hooper, an individual; Richard Jobe, an individual; Robert Mitchell, an individual; Mark Nelson, an individual; Phil Berdell, an individual; and Henry Bechthold, an individual, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Third Division.

October 28, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Hilliard, and Charles R. Mandly, Jr., Pattishall, McAuliffe & Hoftstetter, Chicago, Ill., Warren Spannaus, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, Minn., and Clifford L. Sadler, Dearborn, Mich., for plaintiff Ford Motor Co.

Malin D. Greenberg, St. Louis Park, Minn. for defendants B & H Supply, Inc., Mid-West Automotive Dealers Supply, Inc., Superior Plug, Inc.

Robert Hooper, Phil Berdell, and Henry Bechthold, Timothy B. Poirier, Harrigan & Hanley, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendants Dealers' Discount Supply II, Inc., Minnesota Dealers Supply, Inc., Accent Parts Intern., Inc., Autocraft Parts Supply, Inc., and Richard Jobe.

James W. Hunter, Rapaport, Wylde & Hunter, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendants Minneapolis Warehouse Supply, Inc., All-American Automotive, Inc., Tri-City Distributing, Inc., Robert Mitchell, and Mark Nelson.

INTRODUCTION

MAGNUSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Ford Motor Company (Ford) commenced this action against the various defendants on June 26, 1984, alleging claims of copyright infringement (Count I), trademark infringement and unfair competition (Count II), and racketeering and corrupt practices (Count III). Contemporaneous with filing its Complaint, Ford sought a Temporary Restraining Order and an Order for Seizure. In an Order dated June 26, 1984, Judge...

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