Virgin Records America, Inc. v. Lacey

Several record companies (plaintiffs) sued Bertha Lacey (defendant) for copyright infringement over downloaded and distributed music, properly serving her by leaving the summons and complaint with her son; Lacey never responded or appeared. After the plaintiffs moved for default judgment without separately notifying Lacey, the court entered default judgment and mailed her a copy, which she again failed to answer, and after thirty more days passed, the plaintiffs moved for final entry of the default judgment, seeking statutory damages, fees, costs, and injunctive relief for eight infringement counts.