J&J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Laced Barber Salon and Holdings, LLC et al

Filing 16

OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION. The Memorandum and Recommendation, Doc. 14, is ADOPTED, and J&J Sports Motion for Default Judgment, Doc. 11, is GRANTED. A final judgment shall issue separately.(Signed by Judge Melinda Harmon) Parties notified.(jdav, 4)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
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Plaintiff,
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VS.
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LACED BARBER SALON AND HOLDINGS, §
LLC; dba LACED BARBER AND BEAUTY §
SALON; dba LACED BARBER SHOP, et al, §
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Defendants.
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March 23, 2018
David J. Bradley, Clerk

J&J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC.,

CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:17-CV-02759

OPINION AND ORDER
ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Pending before the Court in the above referenced proceeding is Movant J&J Sports
Productions, Inc.’s (“J&J Sports”) Motion for Final Default Judgment, Doc. 11; and Judge
Stacy’s Memorandum and Recommendation that the Court grant the Movant’s Motion for
Default Judgment, Doc. 14, as to all claims. Defendants 1) Laced Barber Salon and Holdings,
LLC, individually and d/b/a Laced Barber and Beauty Salon a/k/a Laced Barber Shop (“Laced
Barber Salon”); and 2) Andre Deshane Ratliff, individually and d/b/a Laced Barber and Beauty
Salon a/k/a Laced Barber Shop (“Ratliff”) (collectively “Defendants”) neither responded to the
Motion nor did they object to the Memorandum and Recommendation. Thus, under Local Rule
7.4, the motion and memorandum are deemed unopposed.
Upon review, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s conclusion that “the facts
alleged in [J&J Sports’s] Complaint, coupled with the evidence . . . , establish Defendants’
violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605 in connection with the interception and transmission of the Event at
their commercial establishment.” Doc. 14 at 6. The Court also agrees that “Final Default
Judgment [should] be entered against Defendants, with Plaintiffs being awarded $6,600 in
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statutory damages, $10,000 in additional damages, and $1,000 in attorneys’ fees.” Id. at 9.
Accordingly, the Court hereby
ORDERS that the Memorandum and Recommendation, Doc. 14, is ADOPTED, and
J&J Sport’s Motion for Default Judgment, Doc. 11, is GRANTED.
A final judgment shall issue separately.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas, this 21st day of March, 2018.
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MELINDA HARMON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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