Stefan Jeremiah v. DBG Media Publishers of Our Time Press Incorporated

Summary

The Eastern District of New York adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation granting the plaintiff’s motion for default judgment in a copyright infringement action. The court awarded $15,000 in statutory damages, $5,487.50 in attorney’s fees, and $465 in costs.

Holdings

1. When no timely objection is made to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the district court need only determine whether the record contains clear error on its face; finding none, the court may adopt the recommendation.
2. The plaintiff's motion for default judgment was granted, and the plaintiff was awarded $15,000 in statutory damages, $5,487.50 in attorney's fees, and $465 in costs.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's report and recommendation when no timely objection was filed.
2. Whether the plaintiff was entitled to default judgment and the damages, attorney's fees, and costs recommended in the report and recommendation.

Disposition

other