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MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF filed by… — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 8)

Filed June 10, 2021 in Blueacorn Beringer; one of 94 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Filed2021-06-10

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · No. 5:21-cv-00251-BO · Doc. 8 · 2021-06-10 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
WESTERN DIVISION 
Civil Action No. _______________________ 
BERINGER COMMERCE, INC. d/b/a 
BLUE ACORN iCi,  
Plaintiff, 
v. 
FIN CAP, INC. d/b/a “BLUEACORN.CO,” 
BLUE ACORN PPP, LLC, BLUE OAK 
FOREST, LLC, MICHAEL S. COTA, 
JIMMY FLORES, STEPHANIE 
HOCKRIDGE REIS, and NATHAN REIS, 
Defendants. 
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 
AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE 
RELIEF 
(Rule 65) 
NOW COMES Plaintiff BERINGER COMMERCE, INC. d/b/a BLUE ACORN iCi, by 
and through undersigned counsel, and submits this Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and 
Preliminary Injunctive Relief against Defendants BLUEACORN.CO, FIN CAP, INC., BLUE 
OAK FOREST, LLC, MICHAEL S. COTA, JIMMY FLORES, STEPHANIE HOCKRIDGE 
REIS and NATHAN REIS (collectively “Defendants”) pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules 
of Civil Procedure.  
Plaintiff seeks a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction directing 
Defendants to take the following actions: 
1. Cease, desist, and permanently refrain from all use of the words “acorn,” “blue acorn,”
or “blueacorn” or any of their formatives in any manner and on any print or electronic
platform of any kind, including but not limited to any website, social media platforms,
or any online or print advertising or marketing materials;
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2. Cease, desist, and permanently refrain from all use of any acorn images, including a 
copy of the Acorn Logo, in any manner, including but not limited to any electronic 
platform, any advertising, and on any public forum; 
3. Place a prominent disclaimer on the landing or home page for all websites associated 
with Defendants’ business, explaining that the website and services at issue are not 
affiliated with, sponsored by, or otherwise connected to Blue Acorn iCi; 
4. Set up an actively monitored email address and dedicated customer service line for 
customer inquiries and maintain sufficient trained personnel to monitor and respond to 
such inquiries on a timely basis;  
5. Provide detailed information that is prominently displayed on all websites associated 
with Defendants’ business, explaining how, where, and when to contact Defendants by 
phone and by email; 
6. Deactivate the “blueacorn.co” and “getblueacorn.com” websites and any other website 
associated with Defendants’ business in which any form of the name “blue acorn” is 
used in the domain name;  
7. Reroute all traffic from the websites noted in the previous paragraph to a non-fringing 
website that is actively monitored by Defendants;  
8. Change Defendants’ company name(s) with the Wyoming and Arizona Secretaries of 
State and any other state in which an infringing name is used; and inform Defendants’ 
customers of the new name; and 
9. Destroy all materials, including advertising and promotional materials, bearing the 
infringing “blue acorn” name, logo, images, acorn image, and marks. 
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The grounds in support of Plaintiff’s requested relief are more fully set forth in the Verified 
Complaint and Memorandum in Support of this Motion, filed contemporaneously herewith. 
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this the 10th day of June, 2021. 
 
/s/ Beth A. Stanfield  
 
 
 
Beth A. Stanfield (N.C. State Bar No. 36296) 
Thomas Babel (N.C. State Bar No. 35004) 
Laura K. Greene (N.C. State Bar No. 47771) 
FORREST FIRM, P.C. 
105 Grace Street, Suite 101 
Wilmington, NC 28401 
T/F: (336) 275-6344 
Beth.stanfield@forrestfirm.com  
thomas.babel@forrestfirm.com  
katie.greene@forrestfirm.com  
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
The undersigned does hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing PLAINTIFF’S 
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY 
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF has been filed with the Clerk for the United States District Court, Eastern 
District of North Carolina, using the electronic filing system of the Court and that the foregoing 
was served upon the following persons by depositing a copy of the same in the United States Mail 
in an envelope, postage prepaid, addressed as follow: 
 By placing a copy, contained in a first-class, postage paid wrapper, into a depository 
under the exclusive custody of the United States Postage Service, addressed to the 
parties as indicated below: 
 
Fin Cap, Inc. d/b/a "Blueacorn.co" 
c/o Legalinc Corporate Services Inc. 
5830 E 2nd St Ste 8 
Casper, WY 82609 
Blue Oak Forest, LLC 
c/o Delaware Registered Agents & 
Incorporators, LLC 
19 Kris Court 
Newark, DE 19702 
 
Blue Acorn PPP, LLC 
c/o Radix Law, PLC, Registered Agent 
Jeff Meyerson 
15205 N. Kierland Blvd, Ste 200,  
Scottsdale, AZ 85254 
 
Michael S. Cota 
2138 S. Valle Verde Cir 
Mesa, AZ 85209 
Stephanie Hockridge Reis 
4747 N. Scottsdale Road, Unit C 
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 
 
Nathan Reis 
4747 N. Scottsdale Road, Unit C 
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 
James M. Flores 
7833 E. Harvard Street 
Scottsdale, AZ 85257 
 
 
This the 10th day of June, 2021. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Beth A. Stanfield  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beth A Stanfield 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thomas Babel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laura K. Greene 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff 
 
 
 
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  1. Verified Complaint — Blue Acorn iCi v. Fin Cap, Inc. d/b/a Blueacorn.co (E.D.N.C. 5:21-cv-251) (E.D.N.C.)same docket · 2021-01-01
  2. Memorandum in Support regarding 8 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 9, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same docket · 2021-06-10
  3. Memorandum in Support regarding 6 Motion to Seal Document 5 Proposed Sealed — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 7, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same docket · 2021-06-10
  4. Motion to Seal Document 5 Proposed Sealed Exhibit, filed by Beringer Commerce — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 6, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same docket · 2021-06-10
  5. Financial Disclosure Statement by BERINGER COMMERCE, INC. d/b/a BLUE ACORN iCi… — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 2)same docket · 2021-06-10
  6. Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 1-17, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same docket · 2021-06-10
  7. Order regarding 8 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 14, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same docket · 2021-06-11
  8. Exhibit B Attorney Communications — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 16.2)same docket · 2021-06-16
  9. Financial Disclosure Statement by Blue Acorn PPP, LLC — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 20)same docket · 2021-06-17
  10. Financial Disclosure Statement by Blue Oak Forest, LLC — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 21)same case · 2021-06-17
  11. Financial Disclosure Statement by Fin Cap, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent BLUE OAK… — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 22)same case · 2021-06-17
  12. Memorandum in Support regarding 23 MOTION regarding 14 Order, (to Dissolve Temporary… — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 24)same case · 2021-06-17
  13. Declaration regarding 23 MOTION regarding 14 Order, (to Dissolve Temporary Restraining… — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 25)same case · 2021-06-17
  14. Order granting 33 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 34, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same case · 2021-07-06
  15. Exhibit M - Article — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 36-14, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same case · 2021-07-06
  16. Order granting 6 Motion to Seal Documents Attached to 1 Complaint — Beringer Commerce, Inc. v. FIN Cap, Inc. (Dkt. 39, E.D.N.C. No. 5:21-cv-00251)same case · 2021-07-14
  17. Financial Disclosure Statement by James Flores — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 49)same case · 2021-07-26
  18. Financial Disclosure Statement by Nathan Reis — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 50)same docket · 2021-07-26
  19. Financial Disclosure Statement by Stephanie Hockridge Reis — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 51)same docket · 2021-07-26
  20. Financial Disclosure Statement by Michael S. Cota — Blueacorn Beringer (Dkt. 53)same docket · 2021-07-27

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