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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive &amp; Declaratory Relief

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BNFY 579582v1 1 (CV-05-00406 JF) 

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT [DEFENDANT NAME]

Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707)

Keli N. Osaki (Cal. Bar No.: 179920)

Sandeep J. Shah (Cal. Bar No.210499):

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER

A Professional Corporation 

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 

Irvine, CA 92612-0514 

Telephone: (949) 760-1121 

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182

sshah@buchalter.com

 Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

VIN VU,

Defendant. 

CASE NO. CV-05-00406 JF 

Hon. Jeremy Fogel

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT 

AGAINST DEFENDANT VIN VU

Date: September 9, 2005

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom: 3, 5th Floor IT APPEARING from the records in the above-entitled action that the default of 

Defendant VIN VU (“Defendant”) was entered on May 6, 2005 for failure to respond or to 

otherwise defend the Complaint for damages;

IT FURTHER APPEARING from the Motion for Default Judgment Against Defendant 

filed herein that Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. (“DIRECTV”)’s claim for damages is for a sum that can 

by computation be made certain; 

IT FURTHER APPEARING that there is no just reason for delay in entering final 

judgment in this matter as to Defendant and that final judgment shall be entered against said 

Defendant;

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**E-filed 9/9/05**

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BNFY 579582v1 2 (CV-05-00406 JF)

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT [DEFENDANT NAME]

IT FURTHER APPEARING from the Declaration of counsel for DIRECTV dated

July 13, 2005, that Defendant is not an infant or incompetent person;

IT FURTHER APPEARING from the Declaration of counsel for DIRECTV dated 

July 13, 2005, that Defendant is not in military service or otherwise exempted under the 

Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act;

IT FURTHER APPEARING that DIRECTV alleges, and Defendant has admitted through 

his default, that Defendant violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 

§ 2510, et seq.;

IT FURTHER APPEARING that, although 18 U.S.C. § 2520 provides for statutory 

damages for violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of whichever is the greater 

of $100 per day of violation or $10,000, and although DIRECTV has submitted that Defendant 

violated the statute on 1,002 days (the date of his purchase of the illegal device, August 2, 2001, through April 30, 2004, the date after which it appears the subject device could not have been 

effective to modify DIRECTV Access Cards), DIRECTV only requested in its Complaint 

statutory damages of $10,000 per illegal device purchased and used by Defendant;

IT FURTHER APPEARING that DIRECTV, as the prevailing party in this action, is 

entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2520(b)(3) incurred in 

prosecuting this action against Defendant and DIRECTV has submitted evidence of the amount of 

those fees incurred;

NOW THEREFORE, on request of counsel for DIRECTV, Judgment shall be entered as 

follows:

1. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2520, as against Defendant VIN VU, and in favor of 

Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc., the sum of $10,000 (one (1) device purchased and used by Defendant x 

$10,000), plus post-judgment interest thereon at the legal rate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961 from 

the date of entry of this Judgment;

2. An award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $3,035.60; and

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BNFY 579582v1 3 (CV-05-00406 JF) 

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT [DEFENDANT NAME]

3. Costs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54, subject to the filing of a Bill of Costs in 

compliance with the Local Rules of this Court. Dated: 

 Honorable Jeremy Fogel United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

9/9/05 /s/electronic signature authorized
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BNFY 579582v1 4 (CV-05-00406 JF)

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT [DEFENDANT NAME]

PROOF OF SERVICE

I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and 

not a party to the within action. My business address is at BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & 

YOUNGER, A Professional Corporation, 18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800, Irvine, 

California 92612-0514.

On July 14, 2005, I served the foregoing document described as: [PROPOSED] 

DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT VIN VU on all other parties and/or their 

attorney(s) of record to this action by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope as follows:

***SEE ATTACHED LIST***

[X] BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY I placed the Federal Express/Overnite Express 

package for overnight delivery in a box or location regularly maintained by Federal 

Express/Overnite Express at my office, or I delivered the package to an authorized courier or 

driver authorized by Federal Express/Overnite Express to receive documents. The package 

was placed in a sealed envelope or package designated by Federal Express/Overnite Express 

with delivery fees paid or provided for, addressed to the person(s) on whom it is to be served at 

the address(es) shown above, as last given by that person on any document filed in the cause; 

otherwise at that party’s place of residence. 

[X] I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at 

whose direction the service was made.

Executed on July 14, 2005, at Irvine, California.

Tammy Martin ____/s/Tammy Martin_____________

(Signature)
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BNFY 579582v1 5 (CV-05-00406 JF)

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT [DEFENDANT NAME]

SERVICE LIST

Vin Vu

526 Isaac Court

San Jose, CA 95136

Pro Se Defendant