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Nature of Suit Code: 490
Nature of Suit: Cable/ Satellite TV
Cause of Action: 47:0605 Communications Act of 1934

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff G & G Closed Circuit Events’s (“G & G”) 

Motion for Award of Costs and Attorneys’ Fees (the “Motion”) (Doc. 20). Defendants have 

not filed a response to the Motion.

Plaintiff filed a complaint against Defendants asserting various claims arising from 

Defendants’ alleged unlawful interception of a television broadcast (Doc. 1). None of the 

Defendants answered the complaint, responded to the complaint, or otherwise appeared in 

this action. Defendants’ default was entered pursuant to Rule 55(a) on October 31, 2019 

(Doc. 14) and Plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment which the Court granted (the 

“Default Judgment”). (Docs. 15, 18) In the Default Judgment, the Court awarded Plaintiff 

$8,400 in statutory damages and $25,000 in enhanced statutory damages pursuant to 47 

U.S.C. § 553(c)(3). (Doc. 18 at 2) Additionally, the Court instructed Plaintiff to file any 

application for attorneys’ fees and costs in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

54(d). (Doc. 18 at 2) Plaintiff timely filed such application and seeks the award of attorneys’ 

fees and related non-taxable costs pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 553(c)(2)(C). (Docs. 20, 20-1 at 

G & G Closed Circuit Events, LLC,

 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Erika Maria Garcia, et al,

Defendants. 

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No. CV-19-05134-PHX-SPL

ORDER

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2) Having reviewed the Motion, the Court will deny it.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Award of Costs and Attorneys’ Fees 

(Doc. 20) is denied.

Dated this 16th day of June, 2020.

Honorable Steven P. Logan

United States District Judge

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