Judge Enters Default Judgment in Marriott Robocalling Lawsuit

Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga for Eastern Virginia in Alexandria signed an order Wednesday (docket 1:21-cv-00610) entering default judgment against defendant Dynasty Marketing Group in Marriott International’s robocalling trademark infringement lawsuit. Trenga’s order cited Dynasty’s “repeated discovery failures.” In a separate order Wednesday, Trenga adopted a consent motion setting Jan. 17 as the deadline for Marriott to respond to the motions to dismiss and for summary judgment filed by another defendant, ResortCom International. ResortCom’s optional reply deadline is Jan. 27, said his order. Marriott sued various defendants in May 2021 seeking to thwart robocallers from impersonating Marriott telemarketers, to the detriment of Marriott’s brand and consumers receiving the calls (see 2210070013).