Alfarh

I. INTRODUCTION

16 On August 6, 2019, Plaintiff Tapatio Foods, LLC filed a motion for default judgment against Defendant Sulaiman Waleed Rodriguez. (Doc. 16.) No opposition to Plaintiff’s motion 18 was filed. The motion was referred to the undersigned for findings and recommendation pursuant 19 to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). The undersigned reviewed Plaintiff’s papers and all supporting material 20 and found the matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). 21 The hearing set for October 16, 2019, was therefore VACATED. (Doc. 23.) 22 For the reasons set forth below, the Court RECOMMENDS that Plaintiff’s motion for 23 default judgment and permanent injunction be GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

25 On April 3, 2019, Plaintiff filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleging 26 claims for trademark infringement; unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125; 27 1 Defendants Hussain Mohamed Alfarh, Smokers Paradise & More Inc., Paul Anthony Salcido, and Natural Medicinals, Inc., were voluntarily dismissed by Plaintiff. (Docs. 13, 14, 15, 17.) Defendant Sulaiman Waleed unfair competition under California law;…