Default Judgment Motion vs. PrimeWire Denied for Procedural Flaws

U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi for Central California in Los Angeles denied the Oct. 17 motion for default judgment from the major Hollywood studios, plus Netflix, to thwart the operations of PrimeWire, which they allege is “relentless” in its “commercial scale piracy” (see 2210180009). Failure to satisfy several key procedural requirements “merits denial of the motion,” said Scarsi’s order Tuesday (docket 2:21-cv-09317). He gave the studios 14 days to file a “renewed” motion for default judgment.