Crisman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 CHRIS CRISMAN, Case No. 20-cv-02723-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DEFAULT JUDGMENT

v. 6 Re: Dkt. No. 20 MASJA VAN DER HOOG, Defendant.

This is a copyright infringement action brought by plaintiff Chris Crisman against defendant Masja Van Der Hoog, d/b/a Aster Acupuncture (Aster), concerning the unlicensed use of Crisman’s photograph on Aster’s website to promote its acupuncture, massage, and cupping services in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501. See Dkt. No. 1. Aster has failed to appear in the action, and Crisman has moved for default judgment. Dkt. No. 20. The motion is granted. I. JURISDICTION & SERVICE “In default judgment proceedings, the Court has an affirmative duty to consider whether it has jurisdiction over the subject matter and parties to the case.” FormFactor, Inc. v. Mr. Prober Tech. Inc., No. 13-CV-03688-JD, 2015 WL 1870236, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 23, 2015) (citing In re Tuli, 172 F.3d 707, 712 (9th Cir. 1999)). Because this is a…