Bachner v. USA Halloween Planet Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION JEFF BACHNER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Cause No. 1:19-CV-64-HAB ) USA HALLOWEEN PLANET, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff, a professional photographer, filed suit in early 2019 alleging copyright infringement of a photograph he took of a firework display. After suit was filed, this action laid dormant for more than a year; Defendant filed no responsive pleading and Plaintiff did nothing to move this case along. Having been prompted to action by a Local Rule 41-1 dismissal warning, Plaintiff obtained…