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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:0101 Copyright Infringement (definitions)

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ORDER OF JUDGMENT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.;

SONY/ATV SONGS LLC d/b/a 

SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC; 

RONDOR MUSIC 

INTERNATIONAL, INC. d/b/a 

IRVING MUSIC; 

WARNER-TAMERLANE 

PUBLISHING CORP.; 

SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.; 

EMI VIRGIN SONGS, INC. d/b/a EMI 

LONGITUDE MUSIC, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

KATHY MIRANDA MUND, 

individually and d/b/a SOUTH BAY 

LOUNGE; and 

LEE JOSEPH MUND individually and 

d/b/a SOUTH BAY LOUNGE, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15CV1365 LAB BLM

ORDER OF JUDGMENT 

Date: February 8, 2016 

Time: 11:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 14A 

After Defendants failed to answer or otherwise defend and default was entered 

against them, Plaintiffs moved for Default Judgment. The Court ordered them 

(Docket no. 10) to respond no later than January 25, 2016, but they failed to do so. 

Specifically, the Court cautioned them that failure to file written opposition would be 

construed as their consent to the motion’s being granted. See Civil Local Rule 

7.1(f)(3)(c). 

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ORDER OF JUDGMENT

 The factors the Court must consider before granting default judgment are 

enumerated in Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471–72 (9th Cir. 1986). They are: 

(1) the merits of the plaintiff's substantive claim; (2) the sufficiency of the complaint; 

(3) the sum of money at stake in the action; (4) the possibility of prejudice to the 

plaintiff; (5) the possibility of a dispute concerning material facts; (6) whether the 

default was due to excusable neglect; and (7) the strong policy underlying the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure favoring decision on the merits. Id. 

Here, Defendants are alleged to have infringed Plaintiffs’ copyrights by 

publicly performing copyrighted songs in a lounge Defendants own or operate. It 

appears Defendants have had ample notice of this action against them, and the 

Court’s order requiring their response was mailed to them. The amount of money at 

stake for infringements of the five songs the complaint identifies is $10,000, and 

Plaintiffs also seek $5,747.83 in fees. The complaint appears to state a valid claim for 

infringement. If judgment is not granted, it appears Plaintiffs will have no recourse, 

and, what is more, other potential infringers may be emboldened. Having weighed 

all the factors, the Court concludes default judgment is warranted here. 

It is therefore ORDERED: 

I. 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment against Defendants Kathy Miranda 

Mund and Lee Joseph Mund is granted, this Court finding that Defendants 

knowingly and intentionally infringed upon the copyrights of five (5) musical 

compositions owned and/or licensed by Plaintiffs. 

II. 

Plaintiffs shall recover from Defendants Kathy Miranda Mund and Lee Joseph 

Mund, jointly and severally, statutory damages in the amount of two thousand dollars 

($2,000) for each of the five (5) musical compositions, for a total of $10,000, 

pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 504(c)(1). 

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III. 

Plaintiffs shall recover from Defendants Kathy Miranda Mund and Lee Joseph 

Mund, jointly and severally, full costs in this action, including reasonable attorney’s 

fees in the amount of $5,747.83, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 505. 

IV. 

Plaintiffs shall recover from Defendants Kathy Miranda Mund and Lee Joseph 

Mund, jointly and severally, interest on the full amount of this judgment, from the 

date of this judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1961. 

V. 

Defendants Kathy Miranda Mund and Lee Joseph Mund, their agents, 

servants, employees and all persons acting under their permission or authority shall 

be permanently enjoined and restrained from infringing, in any manner, the 

copyrighted musical compositions licensed by Broadcast Music, Inc. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date:_February 8, 2016 ______________________________ 

 Hon. Larry A. Burns 

 United States District Judge 

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