Jeremiah v. DBG Media Publishers of Our Time Press Incorporated

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
ANN M. DONNELLY, United States District Judge:
On April 2, 2025, the plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for copyright
infringement under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C §101 et seq. (ECF No. 1.) The plaintiff alleged
that he created a photograph of Mayor Eric Adams for which he “owns the rights and licenses for
various uses including online and print publications.” (Id. ¶ 2.) The plaintiff alleged that the
defendant, without the plaintiff’s permission or authorization, copied and displayed the
photograph on a website and social media account that it owns and operates, and that it engaged
in this conduct “knowingly and in violation of the United States copyright laws.” (Id. ¶¶ 3–5.)
The defendant did not answer the complaint or otherwise appear, and the Clerk of Court filed an
entry of default on June 30, 2025. (ECF No. 12.) On July 10, 2025, the plaintiff filed a motion
for default judgment. (ECF No. 13.) The following day, the Court referred the motion to
Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak. (ECF Order dated Jul. 11, 2025.) On November 4, 2025,
Judge Pollak issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant the
motion. (ECF No. 22.) No party has filed an objection to the report and recommendation and
the time for doing so has passed.
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STEFAN JEREMIAH,
Plaintiff,
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DBG MEDIA PUBLISHERS OF OUR TIME
PRESS INCORPORATED,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION
25-CV-1822 (AMD) (CLP)
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A district court reviewing a report and recommendation “may accept, reject, or modify, in
whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1)(C). To accept a report and recommendation to which no timely objection has been
made, “a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the
record.” VOX Amplification Ltd. v. Meussdorffer, 50 F. Supp. 3d 355, 369 (E.D.N.Y. 2014)
(citation omitted). The Court has carefully reviewed Judge Pollak’s well-reasoned report and
recommendation for clear error and finds none. Accordingly, the Court adopts the report and
recommendation in its entirety. The motion for default judgment is granted, and the plaintiff is
awarded $15,000 in statutory damages, $5,487.50 in attorney’s fees, and $465 in costs.
SO ORDERED.
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ANN M. DONNELLY
United States District Judge
Dated: Brooklyn, New York
December 2, 2025
s/Ann M. Donnelly
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