Opinion
21-CV-3659(VEC)
05-18-2022
ERIC JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. STELLA AND BOBBIE LLC, Defendant.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS on March 25, 2022, the Court awarded default judgment against Defendant for failure to appear, see Dkt. 61; and
WHEREAS on April 15, 2022, Plaintiff filed a memorandum of law in support of an inquest on damages, see Dkt. 68;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded a total of $105,000 in statutory damages ($100,000 for willful infringement of the Copyright Act, see 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2), plus $2,500 for each violation of Section 1202, see id. § 1203(c)(3);
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded prejudgment interest on the statutory damages award to be calculated from the date of the filing of this action to the date of entry of judgment, in accordance with the rate set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1961;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is awarded $8,094 in attorneys' fees and costs.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
SO ORDERED