Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC et al v. 172902 Ontario, Inc. et al

Filing 644

ORDER: Adopting #639 Report and Recommendations; granting #620 Motion for Sanctions; denying as moot #643 Motion for Status Conference and Hearing on Outstanding Motions. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter a default as to Defendants Gai Marcos and 179172 Ontario, Inc. Signed by Judge Curtis Collier on 10/2/17. The amount of damages and the terms of any injunctive relief to be ordered are hereby REFERRED to Judge Holmes. (xc:Pro se party by regular mail.) (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(gb) Modified text on 10/2/2017 (gb).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC,
et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
1729172 ONTARIO, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 3:14-CV-1929
Judge Collier

ORDER
On July 28, 2017, United States Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes filed a report and
recommendation (the “R&R”) on Plaintiffs’ motion (Doc. 620) for sanctions of default against
Defendants Gai Marcos and 179172 Ontario, Inc. and to set a hearing for the entry of default
judgments against certain other Defendants.1 (Doc. 639.) No party has objected to the R&R
within the given fourteen days.
After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the R&R (Doc. 639). The Court hereby
ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the R&R (Doc. 639). Plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions of default and
to set a hearing for the entry of default judgments (Doc. 620) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court
is DIRECTED to enter a default as to Defendants Gai Marcos and 179172 Ontario, Inc. The
amount of damages and the terms of any injunctive relief to be ordered against Defendants Gai
Marcos, 179172 Ontario, Inc., SBI Global Limited, James Gerald Woodford, Digitop Limited,
Gary Ian Oates, Music Factory Entertainment Group, Peter Parkin, Zoom Entertainments
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The Clerk has entered defaults as to Defendants SBI Global Limited, James Gerald
Woodford, Digitop Limited, Gary Ian Oates, Music Factory Entertainment Group, Peter Parkin,
Zoom Entertainments Limited, and Joe David Blackie. (Docs. 466, 508.)

Limited, and Joe David Blackie are hereby REFERRED to Judge Holmes to conduct such
hearings and submit such proposed findings of fact and recommendations as she deems
appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and (C).

Plaintiffs’ motion for status

conference and hearing on outstanding motions (Doc. 643) is DENIED as moot.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
/s/
CURTIS L. COLLIER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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