Opinion
23-23548-CV-WILLIAMS
04-30-2024
MICHAEL HELLERMAN, Plaintiff, v. SAM SLOAN, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
KATHLEEN M. WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid's Report and Recommendation (DE 22) (“Report”) on Plaintiff's Amended Motion for Default Judgment (DE 20) (“Motion”). In the Report, Judge Reid recommends that Plaintiff's Motion be granted. (DE 22 at 1.) Specifically, Judge Reid finds that: (i) Plaintiff has established a claim for direct copyright infringement against Defendant Sloan; (ii) Plaintiff has established a claim for vicarious copyright infringement against Defendant Ishi Press International; and (iii) Plaintiff is entitled to $150,000 in statutory damages. (DE 22 at 45, 8.) No objections were filed to the Report, and the time to object has passed.
Upon a careful review of the Report, the Motion, the record, and applicable law, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1. Judge Reid's Report (DE 22) is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.
2. Plaintiff's Amended Motion for Default Judgment (DE 20) is GRANTED.
3. The Court will separately issue a final default judgment.