Ladera v. The Individuals, Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A

Filing 78

Order Adopting 77 Magistrate Judge's Report And Recommendation; Granting 71 Motion for Default Judgment. Certificate of Appealability: No Ruling. Closing Case. Signed by Senior Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 9/25/2024. See attached document for full details. (cds)

United States District Court
for the
Southern District of Florida
Ferdinand Ladera, Plaintiff
v.
The Individuals, Partnerships, and
Unincorporated Associations
Identified on Schedule “A”,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 23-23228-Civ-Scola
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Order Adopting Magistrate Judge’s Report And Recommendation
The Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Final Judgment by Default as to
Certain Defendants Identified in Schedule A (ECF No. 71) was referred to
United States Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez for a report and
recommendation. (ECF No. 74.) On September 17, 2024, Judge Sanchez issued
a report, recommending that the Plaintiff’s motion be granted in full. (R&R,
ECF No. 77.) The parties have not filed objections to the report, and the time to
do so has passed.
The Court has considered Judge Sanchez’s report, the record, and the
relevant legal authorities. The Court finds Judge Sanchez’s report and
recommendation cogent and compelling. The Court affirms and adopts Judge
Sanchez’s report and recommendation (ECF No. 77). The Court grants the
Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Final Default Judgment (ECF No. 71).
It is hereby ordered and adjudged that final default judgment is entered
in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendants listed in Schedule A of
Judge Sanchez’s report and recommendation. The Defendants are permanently
enjoined from further infringing on the Plaintiff’s copyright of the Work. The
Plaintiff is awarded statutory damages of $100,000 against each Defendant
listed in Schedule A. Finally, the Court orders the release to the Plaintiffs of the
pertinent funds previously restrained under the Preliminary Injunction (ECF
No. 42) to satisfy the monetary judgment against each Defendant listed in
Schedule A.
The clerk is directed to administratively close this case.

Done and ordered, at Miami, Florida, on September 25, 2024.
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Robert N. Scola, Jr.
United States District Judge