Opinion
23-cv-12852
08-21-2024
ABG IMAGES (UK) LTD TRADING AS ICONIC IMAGES LIMITED, et al, Plaintiffs, v. VELVET BULLDOGS, LLC, et al., Defendants.
ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SERVE DEFENDANT WITH NOTICE OF HEARING
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In this action, Plaintiffs ABG Images (UK) LTD Trading as Iconic Images and Douglas Morley Kirkland allege that Defendants Velvet Bulldogs, LLC and Gerard Marti infringed the copyright of three of Plaintiffs' images. (See Compl., ECF No. 1.) Defendants have not appeared in this action, and they have not filed any response to the Complaint. (See Dkt.) The Clerk of the Court entered a default against Defendants on January 31, 2024. (See Defaults, ECF Nos. 9, 10.)
On June 25, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a default judgment against both Defendants. (See Mot., ECF No. 11.) The motion was initially scheduled for a hearing on August 19, 2024, but needed to be rescheduled. The Court has now issued a new Notice of Hearing rescheduling Plaintiffs' motion for a Zoom electronic hearing on September 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
By no later than August 28, 2024 , Plaintiffs shall serve each Defendant with (1) the Notice of Hearing for the rescheduled hearing, (2) this order, and (3) a proposed default judgment. In addition, by no later than August 28, 2024 , Plaintiffs shall file a Certificate of Service on the docket confirming that they have served each Defendant with these documents. Finally, if Plaintiffs have not already done so, by no later than August 28, 2024 , Plaintiffs shall submit a proposed default judgment to the Court through the Utilities function of CM/ECF.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on August 21, 2024, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.