Grunin

Facebook, Inc. v. Grunin

Good Law
77 F. Supp. 3d 965·2015 WL 124781·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2075
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJanuary 8, 2015No. C 14-02323 WHACalifornia2,782 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Alsup, J.

*968 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION ■

INTRODUCTION

In this action involving alleged computer fraud and abuse, plaintiff moves for default judgment and a permanent injunction. For the reasons stated herein, plaintiffs motion is Granted. A copy of this order will also be referred to the Office of the United States Attorney.

STATEMENT

Prior orders recounted the history of this action so it will not be repeated herein (Dkt. Nos. 33, 65). In brief, Martin Gru-nin, the only defendant, was personally served with the summons and operative complaint on May 22, 2014 (Dkt. Nos. 13, 20). No responsive pleading was timely filed.

Instead, Grunin, an adult, larded the record with a hodgepodge of documents. Here are some details:

A week later, Attorneys Andrew Gordon (Gordon Law Group, located in Illinois) and Seth Weinstein (Law Offices of Seth Weinstein, located in Sherman Oaks) appeared on behalf of defendant Grunin (Dkt. Nos. 42, 45). Defense counsel then moved to set aside the default. Grunin’s declaration, however, never stated innocence and failed to specifically identify any defenses.

After full briefing and oral argument by both sides, an…

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