UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Alexandria Division

GORDON DEMMIN,

Plaintiff,

V. Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-1235 (MSN/WEF)

DOMAIN NAME DEMMIN.COM,

Defendant.

ORDER TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF ACTION

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for an Order Finding the Publication Requirement Satisfied or Waived; or, in the alternative, Directing a Single-Insertion Publication Notice by Gordon Demmin. Dkt. 8. Plaintiff has also filed a Motion for Status Update on Pending Motion for Publication Order. Dkt. 13.

This case is an in rem matter bringing claims under the Cyberpiracy Protections for Individuals statute, 15 U.S.C. § 8131, and the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d). Plaintiff seeks an Order finding that the publication requirement of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II)(bb) has been satisfied through Plaintiffs direct service of pre-suit notice on the registrant or, in the alternative that further publication is waived in this Court’s discretion under the same provision; and, in the alternative, directing a single-insertion publication in The Alexandria Gazette Packet.

To the extent Plaintiffs Motion (Dkt. 8) seeks an advisory opinion as to whether service of process has been effected, the Motion is DENIED. The Court, however, liberally construing pro se Plaintiffs Motion, will construe the Motion as a request for an order authorizing service by publication. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007) (“A document filed pro se is to be

liberally construed”).

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED Plaintiff's Motion for Status Update (Dkt. 13) is DENIED as MOOT; it is further

ORDERED Plaintiffs Motion (Dkt. 8) is GRANTED IN PART; it is further

ORDERED that a copy of this Order be published in the Washington Post or Washington Times within fourteen (14) days after entry of this Order; it is further

ORDERED that a copy of this Order be provided through email and/or electronic portal to the registrant(s) of the Defendant domain name DEMMIN.COM (the “Defendant Domain Name”), if the registrant(s) have made such contact information publicly available; it is further

ORDERED that Plaintiff shall, no later than twenty (20) days after the completion of the above stated provisions of this Order, file a declaration describing the steps that have been taken to comply with this Order; and it is further

ORDERED that the Defendant Domain Name is hereby advised:

A. Plaintiff has filed a Complaint charging the Defendant Domain Name with violations of the Cyberpiracy Protections for Individuals statute and Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Plaintiff, Gordon Demmin, P.O. Box 243, Hutto, Texas, 78634, 512-468-6810, notice@demmin.org.

B. In the event that Plaintiff prevails against the Defendant Domain Name, remedies could include the forfeiture or cancellation of the Defendant Domain Name or the transfer of the Defendant Domain Name to Plaintiff in this action.

C. Any answer or other response to the Complaint should be filed with the Clerk of Court, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, 401 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314-5798, within twenty (21) days from the final date of publication of this Order in the Washington Post or Washington Times. If no appearance or pleading is filed as required by this Order, this Court may render judgment against the Defendant Domain Name.

ENTERED this 28th day of July, 2026.

/s/ William E. Fitzpatrick

Unite State Magistrate Judge

Run date: July 31st, 2026 AD#104210