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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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BNFY 572731v1 1 (03-CV-2336 JF HRL) 

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN TUTELIAN Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707)

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

Brandon Q. Tran (Cal. Bar No.: 223435)

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

E-mail: btran@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.

FRANK VICKNER, et al.,

Defendants. CASE NO. 03-CV-2336 JF HRL

Hon. Jeremy Fogel

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT 

AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN 

TUTELIAN

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 JOHN TUTELIAN (“Defendant”) was entered on January 12, 2004 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;

IT FURTHER APPEARING from the Declaration of counsel for DIRECTV dated July 

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

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BNFY 572731v1 2 (03-CV-2336 JF HRL)

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN TUTELIAN

11, 2005, that Defendant is not an infant or incompetent person;

IT FURTHER APPEARING from the Declaration of counsel for DIRECTV dated July 

11, 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 1,110 days (the date of his purchase of the illegal devices through April 30, 

2004, the date after which it appears the subject devices 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 JOHN TUTELIAN, and in 

favor of Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc., the sum of $20,000 (two (2) devices 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 $2,094.93; and

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BNFY 572731v1 3 (03-CV-2336 JF HRL) 

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN TUTELIAN 

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 572731v1 4 (03-CV-2336 JF HRL)

[PROPOSED] DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN TUTELIAN

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 11, 2005, I served the foregoing document described as: [PROPOSED] 

DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN TUTELIAN 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:

John Tutelian

30530 Aurora Del Mar

Carmel, CA 93923

[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 11, 2005, at Irvine, California.

Tammy Martin ______/s/Tammy Martin_________________

(Signature)