CIVIL COVER SHEET
The .£S—44 civit cover sheet andthe infomation contained nerr-2In neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pioadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by the Rules of
Court. This torrnt approved by the Judécial Conference of the united States in September 1974, is required rm me use nr the rttprat nr cntuu-t rar the purpose of smttaetng the cavtt Docket Sham. (sm:
INSTRUCHONS ON Ti-IE REVERSE OF THE FORM`)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS
Tristrata Technology, Inc, International Shield, Inc., and Abdel Attia
COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFEENDANT
(b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE O? FIRST LISTED PLNNTEFF (IN US PLMNTIFE; CASES ONLY) "‘*"“‘““““""
EXGEFTIN UAS- PL»°~|N“¥¤FF CASES} uxuorrz; in t,AAuut> cor~z¤uzrvuttAre0uz CASES, ust; wut; LOCATION or wt;
¥.&Bth0Ih€&d, Sufféy, Emgiarud TRA(;T OF LANE] |NVg|__VE[)
(c) ATTORNEYS rum NAME, ADDRESS AND Phone No ATIORNEYS (IF KNOWN)
Connolly Bove Lodge 8. Hutz LLP, $007 N. Orengo Street, PO Box
2207, Wilmin ton, DE 19899, Stephanie O’B me, Esq., (302) 658~9141
II. BASES OF JURESDICTION tmEtA·X-YNONEBOXUNLA ill. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES
truce AN ·><· un outa sox Foe PLAINTIFF Am one eox me oea=ew¤A¤m
C11 U. S, Government [X}3 Fecierat Question PTF DEF PTF DEF
Plaintiff {U, S. Government Not A Party} Citizen of ?his State [X3? F11 Incorporated or Prmetpau Piece [X34 ma
of Business In This State
[I2 U. S. Government E] Diversity
Defendant (Indicate Citizenship of Parties Citizen of Another State U2 §X]2 Incorporated and Principal Ptace
In item Iii) of Business in Another State {E5 [X]5
Citizen or Subject of a [33 U3 Fcreagn Nation Q6 EIB
Forei n Count
IV. ORIGIN (PLACE AN IN ONE BOX ON!. Y) Appeat to Dtstréct
Transferreé from Judge from
[X]1 OrigineI 52 Removed from [13 Remanded from [14 Reénstated or E5 Another District EIS I\/Eultidistrict Ii? Magistrate
Proceeding State Court Aggettate Coun Reogened gsgecim Litigation Judgment
V. NATURE OF SUIT {rnmcc AN "x=·uA.· om.: Box om. ·r,u
CONTRACT TORTs P&Rs0u~tAu.. uuwunv FORFEIWREIPENALW BANKRUPTCY owen STATUTES
D 110 Insurance PERSONAL INJURY I3 302 Personal injury- D 610 Agdculture U 422 Apnea! EI 400 State Reapportuonrnent
D 120 Marine CI 310 Airplane Med Matnracttce rt ezu Cacnarnmrta nt-tm m are Antitrust
E 130 Mttier Act G 315 AIrpIane Product 365 Personal injury- D 625 Drug Related Seizure U 445 Vvitiwdrawal Eu 430 Banks and Banking
U 140 Nagntéabte Instmrnent Liability Product Luabutéty of Property 21 USC 25 USC 157 III 450 C¤rnmer0eItCC Rates/etc,
D 150 Recovery 0fOverpayrnenl& K3 320 Assauttt Lube! & E} 366 Asbestos Personal 881 III 450 Deportattcn
Enforcement ofJudgrneru! Staruder Injury Product D 630 Liquor Laws PROPERTY RIGHTS [I 470 Racketeer tnttuenced and
Q t51 Maditzare Am U 330 Federal Em;>toyers' Liabitity EI 640 R R 8. Truck [I 820 Copyrights Corrupt Organtzatinns
152 Recovery ottbefaulted Lkabiltty E 650 Aimne Reds. FI} @30 param ¤ nm s:¤t¤r·esu¤ sm-aca
Student Loans Q 340 Marine PERSONAL PROPERTY Et S60 Occupzaticruat E $40 Trademark E] 850 Securittesicommcditiesl
(Excl. Veterans) EI 345 Marine Proctuct Safaty!Heaath Exchange
G 153 Recnvery ¤fOver¤ayment Liability E 370 Other Freud E 690 Other SOCIAL SECURITY EI S?5 Customer Challenge
cIVeteran's Senetits ICI 350 Motorvehicle U Brt `Fmlh in Lending EI 561 Hm (1305ff; 12 USC 3410
I] 150 Stockholders Suuts III 355 Motorvehucte Q 380 Other Personal MBOR Q 862 Black Long (923) I] 891 Agricutturewtcts
Dc} 190 Other Contract Product Liabkitty Property Damage Q 710 Farr Labor Standards U 853 DIWCJQIVMW I`! 892 Emn0m§cStab1ti7aIann Ant
m tec contract Prouuctnuaoatvty lj 300 Gtt·uerPersona11nIury [3 3235 Property Damage Am (405(g)) U S93 Environmeniatmatters
Prmduot Liabutity tj 720 E.atmrJMgn·nt Q 854 SS;Q Titie XVI Cj 894 Energy Atiocatuun Act
REAL FROPEREY CIVIL RIGHTS Rotations I] 865 RSI (405(g}) L3 B95 Freedom of lnformeucmct
CI 210 Land Condemnation E 441 Voting PRISONER PETITSONS EI 730 Leborlmgmt C3 900 APPEEI of Fee
it 220 Forectosute U 442 Emptuyment D 510 Mctuonstm vacate Reporting FEDERAL TAX SHITS Detenninatucn
il 230 Rent Lease Bt E£}et:trnent {3 443 Housing! Sentence étilisclosure Act E 870 Taxes (U5. Under Eoutatulocossto
Q 240 Ttmstn Lanu Aecommouettuns Habees Corpus. EI 740 Raitway E,at¤¤rA<:t Paagmnr Justuce
{KI 245 Yost Product Léebttity E3 444 Warfare EI 530 Generat U 790 Other Labor Lmgetton or Defendant) [5 950 Constttutionatity or
U 2QU AIIOther Rest Property it 440 Other Cwtl Rugrats Q 535 Beam Penatty lj TBI Eirnpiu Ret Incu Q 872 §RS—TI·r§1·d party State Statutes
Ijl 540 Ntarudemus E. Other Security Act 26 USC 7609 G 890 Other Statutory Actions
I3 550 Other
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (cm; mu; us. cuvut STATGTE unoen wu-eucau You ARE Futuruo AND went; A unter smteuuuetur or cuwstz.
DO Nor cm; JURISIBCTIONAL STATIJYES UNLESS uztvuznsuuwru 28 t$.S.C. § 1332, breach of contracts - amount
in controversy exceeds $75,000
VIE. REQUESTED IN DEMAND $ Damages and lnjunctive retief CHECK YES only if demanded in comptaint:
COMPLAINT: cnecx tr mus as A ct.Ass Actzou Jumr oemmo; E YES EI NO
EI UNDER F.R.CtP. 23
VIII. RELATED CASEIS) IF ANY (See instructions} Tdstreta Technoiogy, Inc. v. Beauty Undemeath, g g, C.A. N0. 04-2263 {JJF}
DATE A · 10, 2006 SQGNAT RE OF AE lOI·
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET FORM JS~·44
Authority for Civil Cover Sheet
The JS-44 civil Ccvefsheet and the information contained herein neitherrepiaces nor suppierrientsihe tilings and service of pieading or other papers
as required by law, exceptas provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judiciai Conferenceof the United States in September 1 974,
is required for the use of the Cterk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequentiya civil cover sheet is submitted to the clerk
ot Court for each civil cornpiaint tited. The attorney tiling a case should complete the form as follows;
i. (a) PlainttFfe—DefencEante. Enter names (East, first middle inttial)otplaii1iiliariG defendant. if the plaintiff or defendantis E government agency,
use onty the tuil name or standard abbreviations. if the plaintittor defendantis an ofdciai within a governmentagency identltytirst the agency and then
the ofitciai, giving both name and title.
(b} County ot Residence. For each civil case flied, except U .8. plainiitfrzases, enterthe name ofthe county where the tirsi iistod plaintiffresides
at the time of nling. in U.S. piaintiffcases, enter the name ofthe county in which the iirst lisid detendantresides at the time of tiling. (NOTE; In land
condemnation cases, the county ot residence of the "defendant" is the location ofthe tract of land involved.)
(c) Attorneys. [Enter the nrrn name, address, teiephone number, and attorney of record. if there are several attorneys, list them on an
attachment, noting in this section "(see attaclirneni)`.
I1. Jurisdiction. The basis ofiurisdiction is set forth under Ruie 8(a), F.R.C.P., which requirestnatjurisdiction be shown in pleadings. Place an "X"
in one of the boxes. if there is more than one basis ofjorisdiction, precedence is given in the order shown below.
United States piaintiif. (t) Jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. 1345 and ‘t348. Suits by agencies and othcers ofthe United States are included here
United States defendant. (2) When the plaintiff is suing the United States, its ofiicers or agencies, place an "X" in this box.
Federal question. (3) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C. 233'l,Wi1@f9iUiiS€1iCtlOi'1 arises underthe Constitution of the United States, an amendment
to the Constitution, an act of Congress or a treaty ofthe United States. In cases where the U.S. is a party, the U.S. plaintiff or defendantcode takes
precedence, and box i or 2 should be marked.
Diversity of citizenship (ct-) This refers to suits under 28 U.S.C. 1332, where parties are citizens of different states. VVhen Box 4 is checker.}, the
citizenship ofthe different parties must be checked. (See Section ill betow; federal question actions take precedence over diversity cases.)
lll. Residence (citizenship) of Principai Parties. This section ofthe JS—=t4 is to be completed it diversity of citizenship was indicated above. Mark
this section for each principai party.
IV. Cause of Action. Report the civil statute directly related to the cause of action and give a brief description of the cause.
V. Nature of Suit. Place an "X" in the appropriate box. lf the nature of suit cannot be determined, be sure the cause of action, in Section tV above,
is sufhoient to enable tnodcputy clerk or the statistical clerks in the Administrative Ofliue to determine the nature 0T suit. if the cause fits more than
one nature of suit, seieci the most definitive.
Vi. Origin. Place an "X“ in one ofthe seven boxes.
Original Proceedings. (t) Cases which originate in the United States district courts.
Removed from State Court. (2) Proceedings initiated in state courts may be removed to the district courts underiitle 28 U.S.C., Section 1441, When
the petition for removai is granted, check this box.
Remanded from Appeilate Court. (3) Check this box for cases remanded to the district court for further action. Use the date of remand as the tiling
date.
Reinstated or Reopened. (4) Check this box for cases reinstated or reopened in the district court. Use the reopening date as the tiling date.
Transferred from Another District. (5) For cases transferred under Title QR ti S C. Section t404(a). Do not use this for within district transfers of
multidisirict iitigatiori transfers.
Nluliidistricttitigation. (ES) Checi-tthis box when a multidistréctcase is transferredinto the distriotunder authorityot Title 28 U.S.C. Section t407. When
this box is checked, do not check (5) above.
Appeal to District Judge from Magistrate Judgment. (7) Check this box tor an appeal from a magistrate judges decision.
Vit. Requested in Complaint. Ciass Action. Place an "X" in this box if you are tiling a class action under Ruie 23, F.R.Cv.F’.
Dernand. in this space entertne doilar amount (in thousands of dollars) being demanded or indicate other demand such as a preiiminaryiniunction.
Jury Demand. Check the appropriate box to indicate whether or not a jdry is being demanded.
viii, Related Cases. Ttiis section ot the .18-44 is used to reference related pending cases it any. it there are related pending cases, insert the docket
numbers and ine corresponding judge names for such cases.
Date and Attorney Signature. Date and sign the civil cover sheet.
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