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granting $5,000 in statutory damages and $10,000 in enhanced statutory damages as part of default judgment where plaintiff presented evidence that the defendants were "multiple offenders" who had engaged in "persistent theft" of such pay-per-view broadcasts
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No. C 09-02604 JSW.
January 11, 2010
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte's Report and Recommendation regarding the motion for default judgment filed by Plaintiff J and J Sports Productions, Inc. ("Plaintiff"). In her Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge Laporte recommends that this Court grant the motion and award Plaintiff $5,000.00 in statutory damages and $10,000.00 in enhanced statutory damages based on Defendants' violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605 and $3,750.00 in damages for conversion. There have been no objections filed thereto. The Court finds the Report correct, well-reasoned and thorough, and adopts it in every respect. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for default judgment against Defendants Jose Maximiliano Montecinos and Maria Alicia Montecinos is GRANTED. Plaintiff is awarded $18,750.00. A separate judgment shall issue, and the Clerk is directed to close this file.