Steven Hirsch Incorporated v. F151 Ventures, LLC

Background

Steven Hirsch Incorporated filed a motion for default judgment against F151 Ventures, LLC. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. During a teleconference, the court addressed the schedule for F151 Ventures’s opposition to the motion.

Order

The court extended F151 Ventures’s deadline to oppose the motion for default judgment until May 8, 2025. The extension was made retroactively, meaning it applied as though entered earlier.

The court also expressed skepticism about the plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief. It relied in part on the plaintiff’s declaration, which stated that after the lawsuit began, F151 Ventures removed and replaced the plaintiff’s photograph from an online article on its website. The court further stated that the plaintiff had not shown a risk of irreparable harm, meaning harm that cannot adequately be remedied with money, or that monetary damages would be inadequate. It also stated that, because the plaintiff did not allege continuing infringement, the plaintiff’s arguments concerning the balance of hardships and the public interest generally carried less weight.

Disposition

The order extended the opposition deadline and stated the court’s skepticism about the requested injunction. The text does not state that the court granted or denied the motion for default judgment or entered a final ruling on injunctive relief. Judge Jesse M. Furman signed the order.