United States of America v. TVShack.Net et al

Filing 9

DEFAULT JUDGMENT in favor of United States of America against Movies-Links.TV, Now-Movies.Com, Planetmoviez.com, TVShack.Net, Thepiratecity.org, ZML.Com, and filespump.com. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 4/15/11) (ml)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
-against
10 Civ.

9203

(JGK)

THE FOLLOWING DOMAIN NAMES:
TVSHACK.NET,

MOVIES-LINKS.TV,

ZML.COM,

NOW-MOVIES. COM,

THEPIRATECITY.ORG,

PLANETMOVIEZ.COM, AND

FILESPUMP.COM,

USDSSDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC#: ______~~__
DATE FILED:

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Defendants-in rem.
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2010, the United States
commenced a civil action for the forfeiture of the above
referenced Defendants-in-rem (the "Defendant Property") by the
filing of a verif

complaint;

WHEREAS, on or about January 28, 2011, a notice letter
and copy of the verified complaint were sent by federal express,
to:
(1) Qualified Marketing Ltd.,
lesPump.Com, Blake
Bldg., Suite 102, Corner Eyre & Hutson Street,
Belize City, Belize;
(2) Movies-Links. TV, PrivaCy Protect.Org, Domain
Administration, P.O. Box 97, Moergestel Null, 5066
ZH, NL;
(3)

Domains by Proxy, Inc., Now-Movies.Com, 15111 N.
Hayden Rd., Suite 160, PMB 353, Scottsdale, AZ
85260;

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(4) Whois Guard, PlanetMoviez.com, 8939 S. Sepulveda
Blvd. #110-732, Westchester, CA 90045;
(5)

chard O'Dwyer, 82 New Station Road, Bolsover,
Derbyshire S44 6JB;

(6) Whois privacy Service Pty. Ltd.,
ThePirateCity.Org, GPO Box 1717, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia 4001;
(7) Private Protection Co., Ltd, TVSHACK.NET, No. 1111
Chaoyang Road, Beijing, China;
(8) Privacy Protect.cn, ZML.COM, Henry Nguyen Gong,
Rue la Produit 34 Nimes Languedoc-Roussillon
30189, France.
WHEREAS, on or about February 17, 2011, an additional
notice letter and a copy of the

fied complaint was sent by

federal express, to Felix Morales, Now-Movies. Com, 3001 N. 2
PI, Phoenix, Arizona 85016;
WHEREAS, the foregoing are the only persons known by
the Government to have a potent

interest in the Defendant

Property;
WHEREAS, notice of the verified complaint against the
defendant

rem was posted on the official government internet

site, www.forfeiture.gov, for at least 30 consecutive days,
beginning on December 17, 2010, and proof of such publication was
filed with the Clerk of this Court on March 21, 2011;
WHEREAS, no claims or answers have been filed or made
in this judicial forfeiture action, and the requisite time
periods in which to do so, as set forth in 18 U.S.C.

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983(a) (4) (A) and Rule G of the Supplement Rules for Admiralty or
Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Claims, have expired;
NOW THEREFORE, on the motion of Preet Bharara, United
States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, attorney
for the plaintiff United States of America, by Assistant United
States Attorney Sharon Cohen Levin, of counsel;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1.

Plaintiff united States of America shall have

judgment by default against the Defendant Property .

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2.
hereby is,

The Defendant Property shall be, and the same

forfeited to the plaintiff United States of America.
3.

The Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of

Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall dispose of the
Defendant Property according to law.
Dated:

New York, New York
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SO ORDERED:

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HN G. KOELTL