Duffy Archive Limited v. Soul Lounge, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DUFFY ARCHIVE LIMITED, Case No. 21-cv-08322-MMC
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING PART PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT;
VACATING HEARING; DENYING AS
SOUL LOUNGE, LLC, MOOT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
APPEAR REMOTELY
Defendant.
12 Before the Court is plaintiff Duffy Archive Limited's Motion for Default Judgment, filed November 18, 2022. No response has been filed. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of the motion, the Court deems the matter suitable for decision thereon, VACATES the hearing scheduled for January 13, 2023,1 and hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion, as follows: 1. Given plaintiff's election to seek an award of statutory, in lieu of actual, damages, see 17 U.S.C. § 504(a)(2) (providing for statutory damages in amount "not less than $750 or more than $30,000"), the Court finds the appropriate amount is $9,000, …