Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Morales, No. 06-1800 (unpublished). The defendant had made pirate handbags, but a default judgment was entered against him (for damages and an injunction.) On appeal, he does no better. He claims that there was insufficient evidence against him, but since he defaulted, the court says he conceded the truth of the allegations. He claims that there was inadequate proof of damages, but the plaintiff was awarded statutory damages. Finally, he claims that there no basis for personal jurisdiction over him, but “Morales was initially served with a "John Doe" complaint and appeared to contest appellee's request for a preliminary injunction on the strength thereof” and such objection untimely anyway. I would have liked some clarification on how he defaulted, but still was able to argue against the preliminary injunction.
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