McIntosh v. Nothern California Universal Enterprises Company et al, No. 1:2007cv01080 - Document 403 (E.D. Cal. 2010)

Court Description: AMENDED FINAL JUDGMENT in favor of Plaintiff pursuant to order. (Scrivner, E)

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McIntosh v. Nothern California Universal Enterprises Company et al Doc. 403 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROGER McINTOSH, 12 CASE NO. CV F 07-1080 LJO GSA Plaintiff, AMENDED FINAL JUDGMENT vs. 13 14 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISES, INC., et al, 15 Defendants. 16 / 17 Plaintiff Roger McIntosh (“Mr. McIntosh”) pursued to trial copyright infringement claims against 18 defendants Northern California Universal Enterprises Company (“NCUE”), Lotus Developments, L.P. 19 (“Lotus”), Dennis W. DeWalt, Inc. (“DeWalt”), and City of Wasco (“Wasco”)1 arising from use of Mr. 20 McIntosh’s subdivision tentative map and improvement plans. This Court entered a March 23, 2010 21 Final Judgment on the jury verdict awarding Mr. McIntosh a combined $6,884,215 against defendants. 22 With defense motions to alter or amend the judgment or for new trial pending, Mr. McIntosh and Wasco 23 settled for $750,000. This Court’s June 29, 2010 order determined that the settlement was in good faith 24 and allocated $150,000 of the settlement to Mr. McIntosh’s actual damages and the remaining $600,000 25 to infringing profits. 26 Wasco’s settlement rendered moot its post-trial motions. Nonetheless, NCUE, Lotus and 27 28 1 NCUE, Lotus, DeW alt and W asco will be referred to collectively as “defendants.” 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 DeWalt’s post-trial motions remained pending for decision. This Court’s July 7, 2010 order on NCUE, 2 Lotus and DeWalt’s post-trial motions: 3 1. Concluded that there is an absence of sufficient evidence to support awards of $1.4 4 million actual damages against defendants and $1,992,107.50 profits against NCUE and 5 Lotus each and that the evidence supports an award of only $161,500 actual damages and 6 $0 infringing profits; and 7 2. Granted a new trial on the issues of actual damages and infringing profits unless Mr. 8 McIntosh, no later than July 15, 2010, filed and served his statement that he accepts an 9 amended judgment of $161,500 actual damages and $0 profits. 10 11 On July 15, 2010, Mr. McIntosh filed his statement to accept an amended judgment of $161,500 actual damages and $0 profits. As such, this Court: 12 1. ENTERS this amended judgment in favor of Mr. McIntosh in the amount of $161,500 13 actual damages against all defendants, jointly and severally, of which $150,000 has been 14 paid by Wasco to leave a $11,500 outstanding net balance; 15 2. 16 ORDERS defendants, no later than August 23, 2010, to: A. 17 Return to Mr. McIntosh all hard copies of his Tract 5472 Maps and improvement plans subject to his copyright claims; and 18 B. 19 Remove all electronic copies of Mr. McIntosh’s Tract 5472 Maps and improvement plans subject to his copyright claims; and 20 3. ORDERS defendants, no later than August 30, 2010, to file and serve their respective 21 declarations under penalty of perjury to explain in detail the measures taken to return and 22 remove Mr. McIntosh Tract 5472 Maps and improvement plans subject to his copyright 23 claims. 24 25 26 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 66h44d July 21, 2010 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28 2

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