Opinion
Civil Action No. 17-30072-MGM
03-27-2018
J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. CARLOS COTTO, et al. Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES
(Dkt. No. 24)
Plaintiff, J&J Sports Products, Inc., as the holder of the exclusive, nationwide, commercial distribution rights to a June 7, 2014 Middleweight Championship Fight Program between Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez ("the Program"), filed this suit against Defendants, Carlos Cotto and Cayey Social Club, LLC, seeking damages for violation of federal broadcasting statutes in connection with Defendants' alleged unlawful interception and broadcasting of the Program at their bar, located at 273 Main Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Defendants failed to appear or otherwise defend. The clerk entered defaults against them on September 11, 2017 and on October 11, 2017 Plaintiff filed its Motion for Default Judgment and Assessment of Damages. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Katherine A. Robertson and on March 12, 2018 she issued her Report and Recommendation ("R&R"), advising that an award enter against Defendants in the amount of $6,147.46. Objections to the R&R were due on March 26, 2018. No objection was filed by any party.
The court has reviewed the R&R, as well as the Plaintiff's original motion. Noting that no objections have been filed, the court, upon de novo review, hereby ADOPTS Judge Robertson's R&R (Dkt. No. 24).
The court, therefore, ALLOWS Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default Judgement (Dkt. No. 13). The Clerk is ordered to enter a judgment for Plaintiff in the amount of $6,147.46. This case may now be closed.
It is So Ordered.
/s/ Mark G. Mastroianni
MARK G. MASTROIANNI
United States District Judge