GS Holistic, LLC v. Nitika, Inc .

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GS HOLISTIC, LLC, No. 2:22-cv-02037-WBS-CKD Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

AA 110 d/b/a DIXON SMOKE SHOP, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, GS Holistic, LLC, moves the court for default judgment against defendants Unlimited Smoke and Vape Paradise, doing business as Smoke Paradise (“Smoke Paradise”), and Abdo Alghazali. (ECF No. 43.) Specifically, plaintiff seeks a default judgment against defendants for statutory damages in the amount of $150,000.00 on claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., costs of $980.20, and injunctive relief. Defendants have neither appeared nor opposed the motion. The court previously ordered this motion submitted without appearance and argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g) (ECF No. 48.) For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends the motion for default judgment be granted in part and denied in part, with…