vs. Bill Rodger

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Sutton Group Financial Services Ltd. and Sutton Group Realty Services, Inc. v. Bill Rodger

Case No. D2005-0126

1. The Parties

The Complainants are Sutton Group Financial Services Ltd. and Sutton Group Realty Services, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Respondent is Bill Rodger, Blaine, Washington, United States of America.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name is registered with SRSplus.

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the ?Center?) on February 3, 2005. On February 4, 2005, the Center transmitted by e-mail to SRSplus a request for registrar verification in connection with the domain name at issue. By e-mail dated February 25, 2005, the Respondent informed the Center: ?In January 2005, I agreed to sell the domain suttonpromo.com to Sutton Promotional Products Ltd. The sale is effective April l, 2005, and we have agreed to move our content and release the domain by that date.? Signed Bill Rodger. By e-mail dated February 28, 2005, the Center copied the Complainants with the e-mail letter of February 25, 2005, and requested the Complainants to confirm whether the proceedings shall be suspended for the parties to reach a settlement. By e-mail dated March 4, 2005 from the Complainants to the Center, the Complainants advised the Center that the Complainants would like to request the Respondent to provide particulars of the content of the letter of February 25, 2005. There is no indication of the identity of the alleged purchaser Sutton Promotional Products Ltd. or settlement negotiations and the Complainants requested the Center to pursue the proceeding. On March 8, 2005, SRSplus transmitted by e-mail to the Center its verification response confirming that Bill Rodger is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details for the administrative, billing and technical contact. The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Policy?), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Rules), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the ?Supplemental Rules?).

In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced March 14, 2005. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response April 3, 2005. Pursuant to a request for an extension of time the due date for Response was extended to April 13, 2005.

By e-mail dated March 26, 2005, Bill Rodger, the Registrant of Record, requested that Sutton Promotional Products Ltd. be added ...

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