Legal Opinion

BHTT Entertainment, Inc. v. Brickhouse Café & Lounge, L.L.C.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 24, 2017No. 16-10687PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Brickhouse Café & Lounge, LLC, Brickhouse Restaurant and Bar, LLC, and Jonah Investments, LLC (collectively, “Brickhouse”), appeal a default judgment. BHTT Entertainment, Incorporated (“BHTT”), challenges this court’s jurisdiction and contends that, in the event we do have appellate jurisdiction, we should affirm the default. We conclude that we do have jurisdiction and that the district court was correct to enter default judgment.

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This case began as a garden-variety trademark dispute. BHTT owns the trademarks to Brick House Tavern + Tap and Brick House Subs…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Uvalde Country Club v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985

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