Baccaro v. Pisa

FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge:

On September 28, 1965, plaintiff recovered a default judgment against defendant Pisa on the issue of liability for copyright infringement after Pisa’s answer had been stricken for failure to appear for examinations on deposition and refusal to file answers to interrogatories. See Rule 37(d), F.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff now moves for summary judgment solely on the remaining issues of damages and counsel fees.

The material facts are relatively simple. Plaintiff, as executrix of the Estate of Antonio De Martino, is suing as the copyright proprietor of two Italian…