Prosomnus Sleep Technologies, Inc. v. Nyree Penn, et al.

CourtDistrict Court, S.D. Florida
DecidedJanuary 21, 2026
Docket0:25-cv-60110
StatusUnknown

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Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 0:25-CV-60110-LEIBOWITZ/AUGUSTIN-BIRCH

PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

NYREE PENN, et al..

Defendants. ________________________________________/

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR FINAL DEFAULT JUDGMENT

This cause comes before the Court on Plaintiff Prosomnus Sleep Technologies, Inc.’s Motion for Final Default Judgment. DE 35. Defendants Nyree Penn, Prosomnia Sleep, LLC, Prosomnia Sleep Health & Wellness of Aventura, LLC, and Prosomnia Sleep Management LLC have not responded to the Motion for Final Default Judgment, and their time to do so has passed. The Honorable David S. Leibowitz, United States District Judge, referred the Motion for Final Default Judgment to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge for a report and recommendation. DE 36. The Court has carefully considered the Motion for Final Default Judgment and the record and is fully advised in the premises. For the following reasons, the Court RECOMMENDS that the Motion for Final Default Judgment [DE 35] be GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. I. Plaintiff’s Allegations Plaintiff’s Complaint pled six counts against the four Defendants. DE 1. Count I is a claim of trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1). Id. at 10–12. Count II is a claim of unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Id. at 12– 13. Count III is a claim of false advertising under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Id. at 13–14. Count IV is a claim of violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”), Fla. Stat. § 501.204. Id. at 14–15. Count V is a claim of trademark

infringement under Florida common law. Id. at 15–16. Finally, Count VI is a claim of passing off and unfair competition under Florida common law. Id. at 16–17. As the basis for its claims, Plaintiff alleged that it owns a mark for the word “PROSOMNUS” (the “PROSOMNUS mark”) and owns two logos containing the words “PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES.” Id. ¶¶ 12, 17. The PROSOMNUS mark and the logos are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Id. ¶ 17; see DE 1-2 (mark registration certificates). Plaintiff uses the PROSOMNUS mark to market “customized medical devices, diagnostic tests, and monitoring equipment for treating sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.” DE 1 ¶ 12. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant Nyree Penn owns and operates Defendants Prosomnia

Sleep, LLC, Prosomnia Sleep Health & Wellness of Aventura, LLC, and Prosomnia Sleep Management LLC. Id. ¶¶ 19–21. Defendants market services and products under “PROSOMNIA, PROSOMNIA SLEEP, and PROSOMNIA HEALTH & WELLNESS” marks (the “PROSOMNIA marks”) that “are nearly identical” to Plaintiff’s PROSOMNUS mark. Id. ¶ 22. The PROSOMNIA marks are not registered. Id. ¶ 28. Defendants use their PROSOMNIA marks to market “sleep therapy assessments, clinical sleep treatments, sleep apnea treatments, sleep-aid supplements and prescriptions, sleep therapy retreats and workshops for the general public and continuing educational courts for healthcare professionals.” Id. ¶ 23.

2 The services and products that Defendants offer “are either identical or highly related” to the services and products that Plaintiff markets. Id. In addition, Defendants have used Plaintiff’s PROSOMNUS mark to market Defendants’ services and products. Id. ¶¶ 32, 34. Defendants’ use of their PROSOMNIA marks and Plaintiff’s PROSOMNUS mark “in connection with

identical medical therapy devices and services is likely to cause confusion as to the source, association, affiliation, and sponsorship.” Id. ¶ 37. Plaintiff further alleged that, because it registered and began to use its PROSOMNUS mark first, “Plaintiff enjoys senior trademark rights that have priority over Defendants’ PROSOMNIA [m]arks.” Id. ¶ 35. Plaintiff sent Defendants a cease-and-desist letter objecting to their use of the PROSOMNIA marks. Id. ¶ 29; see DE 1-6 (cease-and-desist letter). Defendants thereafter continued to use the PROSOMNIA marks. DE 1 ¶¶ 32–33. Defendants’ continued use of PROSOMNIA marks that are nearly identical to Plaintiff’s PROSOMNUS mark and that are likely to cause confusion is knowing, willful, intentional, and malicious. Id. ¶¶ 34, 36, 39. II. Procedural Background

Defendants appeared in this action and filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. DE 19. Judge Leibowitz struck the Motion to Dismiss as to Defendants Prosomnia Sleep, LLC, Prosomnia Sleep Health & Wellness of Aventura, LLC, and Prosomnia Sleep Management LLC because those entities improperly were attempting to appear pro se. DE 23. Judge Leibowitz denied the Motion to Dismiss as moot as to Defendant Nyree Penn because Defendant Nyree Penn also filed an Answer, and Judge Leibowitz then struck that Answer as a shotgun pleading that violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8. DE 27. When no Defendant filed an appropriate response to the Complaint, the Clerk of Court entered clerk’s default against all four Defendants.

3 DE 31. Plaintiff then filed the Motion for Final Default Judgment that is currently before the Court. DE 35. Defendant Nyree Penn thereafter moved to set aside the clerk’s default, and Judge Leibowitz denied that Motion. DE 37; DE 40. III. Liability on Default

A court may enter a default judgment against a party who has failed to plead or otherwise defend an action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). “A defendant, by his default, admits the plaintiff’s well-pleaded allegations of fact, is concluded on those facts by the judgment, and is barred from contesting on appeal the facts thus established.” Eagle Hosp. Physicians, LLC v. SRG Consulting, Inc., 561 F.3d 1298, 1307 (11th Cir. 2009) (quotation marks omitted). The defaulting defendant does not admit facts that are not well-pleaded or admit conclusions of law. Surtain v. Hamlin Terrace Found., 789 F.3d 1239, 1245 (11th Cir. 2015). A court considering entering a default judgment must ensure that the pleading states a claim upon which relief can be granted. Id. (explaining that entry of default judgment is warranted only if the pleading contains well-pled allegations of fact that would be sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to

state a claim). A complaint states a claim upon which relief can be granted when it contains “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007); see Surtain, 789 F.3d at 1245–48 (applying the plausibility pleading standard to evaluate whether a plaintiff’s complaint stated claims on which she was entitled to entry of a default judgment). “A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009).

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