Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD LEWIS, No. 1:23-cv-00079-KES-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER DECLINING TO ADOPT FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

v. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, AND

DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE

HERBERT ZENO, and UNKNOWN TO AMEND

RIDERS M.C.,

(Doc. 26.) Defendants. 16 17 18 On January 12, 2023, plaintiff Richard Lewis filed this action pursuant to federal copyright law, 17 U.S.C. §§ 106 et seq., and California’s Unfair Competition Law, California Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq. Doc. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff alleges that on numerous occasions, without plaintiff’s permission, defendants Herbert Zeno and Unknown Riders M.C. used an original visual artwork that plaintiff created. Id. ¶¶ 33–35. Following proper service and defendants’ failure to respond to the complaint, the Clerk entered default as to both defendants. Docs. 17, 18. Plaintiff moved for default judgment against both defendants.…