Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Valdez et al

Filing 35

ORDER: Having reviewed the motion, pleadings, file, record in this case, and Report, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge (Doc. 34 ) are correct, and accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the cour t grants Plaintiff's Motion for Final Default Judgment (Doc. 30 ) and orders that default judgment be entered for Plaintiff in the amount of $60,000, plus postjudgment interest thereon at the applicable federal rate of.17%. (Ordered by Judge Sam A Lindsay on 2/24/2015) (ctf)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
JOE HAND PROMOTIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
LAGENE VALDEZ, JANICO
ENTERPRISES, LLC and TIMEOUT
HOSPITALITY CLUB,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 3:13-CV-1679-L

ORDER
Before the court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Default Judgment (Doc. 30), filed April 16,
2014. Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Default Judgment was referred to Magistrate Judge Renee Harris
Toliver, who entered Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate
Judge (“Report”) on February 4, 2015, recommending that the court grant Plaintiff’s Motion for
Final Default Judgment against Defendants, permanently enjoin Defendants, and award Plaintiff:
$60,000 in damages; postjudgment interest at the applicable federal rate of .17%; attorney’s fees in
the amount of $5,650; and costs of suit. No objections to the Report were filed.
Having reviewed the motion, pleadings, file, record in this case, and Report, the court
determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them
as those of the court. Accordingly, the court grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Default Judgment
(Doc. 30) and orders that default judgment be entered for Plaintiff in the amount of $60,000, plus
postjudgment interest thereon at the applicable federal rate of .17%. Plaintiff requested no
prejudgment interest, and the court awards none. To prevent and restrain future violations of the

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Act, the court permanently enjoins Defendants, Defendants’ officers, agents, servants, employees,
and attorneys and those persons in active concert or participation with Defendants from intercepting
or exhibiting an unauthorized program in violation of the Federal Communications Act. The court
also awards Plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees in the amount of $5,650 and taxes all allowable and
reasonable costs against Defendants. In accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, a default judgment will issue by separate document.
It is so ordered this 24th day of February, 2015.

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Sam A. Lindsay
United States District Judge

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