GovCIO, LLC v. govciocareers.com
GovCIO, LLC v. govciocareers.com
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division GovClI0, LLC., ) Plaintiff, V. Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-1181 (RDA/LRV) <govciocareers.com>, Defendants.
ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendations (“Recommendations”) issued by Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala on January 3, 2024. Dkt. 34. In Plaintiff GovCIO, LLC’s Complaint, Plaintiff asserted one count under the Federal Anti- Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against Defendant Domain Name govciocareers.com. Plaintiff then filed a motion for default judgment against Defendant. Magistrate Judge Vaala recommends that (1) default judgment be entered against Defendant Domain Name <govciocareers.com> pursuant to Count 1 of the Complaint, (2) that the Court issue an order converting the Preliminary Injunction Order (Dkt. 25) into a permanent injunction for purposes of completing the permanent transfer of Defendant Domain Name to Plaintiff pursuant to
15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2)(D)(i); and (3) order that the $500 bond posted by plaintiff shall be released and returned to GovCIO, c/o Venable LLP, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Suite 400, Tysons, Virginia 22182. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(2), the deadline for submitting objections to Magistrate Judge Vaala’s Recommendation was January 17, 2024. To date, no objections have been filed.
After reviewing the record and Magistrate Judge Vaala’s Recommendation, and finding no clear error,! the Court hereby APPROVES and ADOPTS the Recommendation (Dkt. 34). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Default Judgment (Dkt. 30) is GRANTED as to Count I of the Complaint; and it 1s FURTHER ORDERED that default judgment enter in favor of Plaintiff GovCIO, LLC and against Defendant Domain Name <govciocareers.com>; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that this Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order (Dkt. 25) is converted to a Permanent Injunction for purposes of completing the permanent transfer of Defendant Domain Name to Plaintiff pursuant to
15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(2)(D)(1); and it is FURTHER ORDERED that the $500 bond posted by Plaintiff, Dkt. 16, shall be released and returned to GovClO, c/o Venable LLP, 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Suite 400, Tysons, Virginia 22182. The Clerk is further directed to forward copies of this Order to counsel of record. Itis SO ORDERED. Alexandria, Virginia April /F, 2024
Una’ D. Alston, ¥ n . * Wed States District Judge
' 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’”).
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