American Chemical Society v. ACSMobile.org
American Chemical Society v. ACSMobile.org
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vv. ) ) Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-823 ACSMOBILE.ORG, an Internet domain _—+) (RDA/TCB) name, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation (“Recommendation”) issued by Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan on October 29, 2019. Dkt. 35. In this Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act case,
15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), Judge Buchanan recommends that judgment be entered against Defendant and that the Defendant Domain Name be transferred back to Plaintiff. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(2), the deadline for submitting objections to Judge Buchanan’s Recommendation was November 11, 2019. To date, no objections have been filed. After reviewing the record and Judge Buchanan’s Recommendation, and finding no clear error,' the Court hereby APPROVES and ADOPTS the Recommendation. Dkt. 35. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment is GRANTED. Dkt. 31.
! See Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co.,
416 F.3d 310, 315(4th Cir. 2005) (in the absence of any objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation, the Court “need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must ‘only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation””).
It is hereby ORDERED that Public Interest Registry change the registrar of record for the Defendant Domain Name, ACSMOBILE.ORG, to Network Solutions LLC, and that Network Solutions LLC take the necessary steps to have Plaintiff listed as the registrant for that domain name.
It is further ORDERED that the preliminary injunction bond of $500.00 previously
deposited with the Court on July 16, 2019 be RETURNED to Plaintiff. Dkt. 27. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in this matter pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 and to forward copies of this Order to counsel of record.
sionenbexdat 19 Ww Alexandria, Virginia /s/ United States District Judge
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