Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences v. Ampas.com Doc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES )

ARTS AND SCIENCES, a California )
non-profit corporation, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-356-LMB-LO
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AMPAS.COM, an Internet domain name, )
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Defendant. )
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REQUEST FOR CLERK’S ENTRY OF DEFAULT

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND

SCIENCES (“A.M.P.A.S.”), by counsel, and pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a),

requests entry of default by the Clerk of this Court against the Defendant, AMPAS.COM (the

“Domain Name”), and in support thereof states as follows:

1. On April 13, 2007, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against the Defendant.

2. On June 18, 2007, the Honorable Judge Leonie M. Brinkema ordered Plaintiff to

publish notice of the lawsuit in The Washington Post pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §

1125(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II)(bb).

3. On June 22, 2007, the Court’s Order to Publish Notice of Action Pursuant to 15

U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II)(bb) appeared in The Washington Post Legal Notices section. See

Affidavit of Maureen E. Carr, ¶ 2.

4. Pursuant to the Court’s Order and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the

Defendant had twenty (20) days from the date of publication in The Washington Post in which to

respond to the Complaint. That time expired on July 12, 2007.

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5. To date, Defendant AMPAS.COM has failed to appear, plead, or otherwise

respond to the Complaint or defend itself in this matter. See Affidavit of Maureen E. Carr, ¶ 3.

6. Upon information and belief, Defendant is neither an infant nor an incompetent

person. See Affidavit of Maureen E. Carr, ¶ 4.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND

SCIENCES respectfully requests that the Clerk of this Court enter default against Defendant

AMPAS.COM.

DATED: July 23, 2007

REES BROOME, PC

By: _________/s/_______________
Maureen E. Carr
Virginia State Bar No. 72802
Counsel for Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences
REES BROOME, PC
8133 Leesburg Pike, Ninth Floor
Vienna, Virginia 22182
(703) 790-1911 (phone)
(703) 790-5249 (fax)
mcarr@reesbroome.com

Mark P. Graham
Virginia State Bar No. 41489
Counsel for Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences
REES BROOME, PC
8133 Leesburg Pike, Ninth Floor
Vienna, Virginia 22182
(703) 790-1911 (phone)
(703) 790-5249 (fax)
mgraham@reesbroome.com

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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER &

HEDGES, LLP

David W. Quinto (CA Bar No. 106232)

Brian T. Kang (CA Bar No. 229963)
Counsel for Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences
865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017-2543
(213) 443-3000 (phone)
(213) 443-3100 (fax)

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OF COUNSEL

Scott Miller (CA Bar No. 179701)

Counsel for Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that the foregoing Request for Clerk’s Entry of Default was filed with the
Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, and that a copy was served via Federal Express
and email on the registrant of the defendant domain name, which is a non-filing user, at the
postal and email addresses set forth below:

Lin ZanSong
1688 RM RD.
Wenzhou, Zhejiang
China 325000
Email: master@21cn.net

this 23rd day of July, 2007.

_________/s/_______________
Maureen E. Carr
Virginia State Bar No. 72802
Counsel for Academy of Motion Pictures
Arts and Sciences
REES BROOME, PC
8133 Leesburg Pike, Ninth Floor
Vienna, Virginia 22182
(703) 790-1911 (phone)
(703) 790-5249 (fax)
mcarr@reesbroome.com

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