Blue Media Ltd. v. NordicADMedia, Inc.
- Sarah Netburn
- 1:23-cv-06688
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Blue Media Ltd. v. NordicADMedia, Inc., Judge Netburn allowed written submissions to assess damages after Blue Media sought default judgment.
Blue Media Ltd. and the defendants in the case, who were given an opportunity to respond to the written damages review.
What happened
In Blue Media Ltd. v. NordicADMedia, Inc., Judge Jennifer H. Rearden referred the case to Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn to review Blue Media’s damages and make a recommendation. Blue Media asked the court to decide the issue using its written arguments and evidence, without an evidentiary hearing.
The court granted Blue Media’s request to conduct the damages review based only on the written submissions. The order did not decide the amount of damages or enter default judgment.
Blue Media must serve the order on the defendants by April 9, 2025. The defendants may respond within 30 days after service. Judge Sarah Netburn issued the order on April 2, 2025.
The detailed version
- Blue Media Ltd. v. NordicADMedia, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-06688
- Sarah Netburn
- Apr. 2, 2025
Background
On March 31, 2025, Judge Jennifer H. Rearden referred the case to Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn to conduct an inquest, meaning a court review, and to report and recommend regarding Blue Media’s damages. Blue Media had moved for default judgment and asked the court to decide damages from the arguments and evidence in its motion and supporting papers. Blue Media did not request an evidentiary hearing.
Blue Media had served the motion for default judgment and accompanying papers on the defendants.
Ruling
The court granted Blue Media’s request to conduct the damages inquest using only the parties’ written submissions. The order did not determine the amount of damages and did not state that default judgment was entered.
Next steps ordered by the court
Blue Media was ordered to serve a copy of the order on the defendants by April 9, 2025. The defendants were ordered to file any response no later than 30 days after service. The order was signed by Sarah Netburn, United States Magistrate Judge.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.