J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Golden Penny Industries, LLC

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

3 Case No.: 2:18-cv-0748-JAD-BNW 4 J&J Sports Productions, Inc.,

5 Plaintiff Order Adopting Report & Recommendation 6 and Granting in Part Motion for Summary v. Judgment against Defendant Kosak 7 Golden Penny Industries, LLC, et al., 8

[ECF Nos. 27, 35] 9 Defendants

10 11 12 In this signal-piracy case, Plaintiff J&J Sports Productions, Inc. alleges that Jerome 13 Kosak illegally broadcast the May 2015 championship boxing match between Floyd 14 Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao at the Rebel Republic bar owned by Golden Penny 15 Industries, LLC. J&J claims that it held the exclusive license to exhibit the bout and moves for 16 summary judgment on its claim against Kosak.1 Kosak did not respond to the motion, and 17 Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler thoughtfully considered that motion and recommends that I 18 grant it in part.2 The deadline for any party to object to that recommendation was September 25, 19 2020, and no party filed anything. “[N]o review is required of a magistrate judge’s report and 20 recommendation unless objections are filed.”3 Having reviewed the R&R, I find good cause to 21 adopt it, and I do. 22 23 24 1 ECF No. 27. 25 2 ECF No. 35. 26 3 Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 27 U.S. 140, 150 (1985); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003). 28 1 1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and 2 || Recommendation [ECF No. 35] is ADOPTED in its entirety. 3 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment against Jerome 4 || Kosak [ECF No. 27] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is granted as to Count I 5 ||in the amount of $38,000; it is denied as to Count II. 6 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff has 14 days to move for fees and costs and to 7 || provide notice to the Court of whether plaintiff dismisses the claims against Golden Penny 8 || Industries, LLC so that final judgment may be entered. 9 Dated: September 26, 2020 3 TY, 10 U.S. District J (aE Dorsey 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28