Tempest Publishing, Inc. v. Hacienda Records and Recording Studio, Inc. et al

Filing 130

FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED. Case terminated on 3/18/15.(Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified.(leddins, 4)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
TEMPEST PUBLISHING, INC.,

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Plaintiff,
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VS.
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HACIENDA RECORDS AND RECORDING §
STUDIO, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. H-12-736

FINAL JUDGMENT
Based on the prior rulings in this case, including the Memorandum and Opinion granting the
defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment, the partial directed verdict entered in the
defendants’ favor entered during the bench trial, and the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
issued this date, the court enters final judgment, as follows:
1.

Tempest Publishing, Inc. takes nothing on its infringement claims for the songs
Buscando un Cariño, Morenita de Ojos Negros, and Mi Amor es Tuyo.

2.

Hacienda Records, L.P. and Latin American Entertainment, LLC are liable to pay
Tempest Publishing, Inc. damages in the amount of $5,000 for infringing the
copyright to the song Somos Dos Gatos.

3.

Neither side is liable to pay the other side’s attorneys’ fees.

The plaintiff has not pursued damages against the individual defendants or against Hacienda
Records and Recording Studio, Inc. The claims against these defendants are dismissed.
SIGNED on March 18, 2015, at Houston, Texas.

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Lee H. Rosenthal
United States District Judge