Mattel, Inc. v. Agogo Store
- Alison Nathan
- 1:21-cv-01507
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mattel v. Agogo Store, Judge Nathan adopted the recommendation and granted Mattel’s default-judgment motion against defendants, entering a $1,450,000.000 judgment and related orders.
Mattel, Inc. and the defendants identified as Agogo Store et al.; the order awards money and imposes enforcement-related relief against the defendants.
What happened
In Mattel, Inc. v. Agogo Store, Mattel asked the court to enter judgment by default against the defendants. A magistrate judge recommended granting that request.
No party objected to the recommendation by the deadline. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none.
Judge Alison J. Nathan adopted the recommendation in full and granted Mattel’s motion for default judgment. She ordered a $1,450,000.000 judgment plus post-judgment interest, a permanent injunction, restrictions on the defendants’ assets, immediate enforcement, and the return of Mattel’s $5,000 bond after the case’s final disposition.
The detailed version
- Mattel, Inc. v. Agogo Store · No. 1:21-cv-01507
- Alison Nathan
- Feb. 22, 2022
Background
Mattel, Inc. moved for default judgment against Agogo Store and the other defendants. The court had referred that motion to Magistrate Judge Sara L. Cave, who issued a Report and Recommendation advising that the motion be granted.
Review of the Recommendation
The court explained that it could accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge’s recommendation. Because no objections were filed before the deadline, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error—meaning an obvious mistake apparent from the record. The court found no clear error and adopted the recommendation in its entirety.
Ruling and Relief
The court granted Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment against Defendants. It ordered that judgment be entered in Mattel’s favor and against the defendants for $1,450,000.000, plus post-judgment interest. It also ordered entry of a permanent injunction, service of an asset-restraining notice under New York Civil Practice Law and Rules § 5222, dissolution of the automatic stay under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62, and immediate enforcement of the judgment. The court further ordered that Mattel’s $5,000 bond be returned upon the final disposition of the case. The order resolved docket number 36 and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment and close the case.
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