HOWARD G. MUNSON, Senior Judge
Plaintiff seeks a default judgment against defendants Bruce E. Para and Glenna Petranglo and requests that it be awarded the maximum available statutory damages pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 605 (e)(3) from each of the defendants, as well as reasonable costs and attorneys' fees. Plaintiff commenced this action on December 28, 2000. On May 24, 2001, the Clerk of the Court entered a default against defendants. Plaintiff claims that defendants used "pirate" cable television descrambling devices and engaged in unauthorized reception of plaintiff's programming services in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605 and 553.
Under 47 U.S.C. § 605 (e)(3)(B)(iii) and § 605(e)(3)(C)(i)(II), plaintiff is entitled to the following: (a) award of the statutory damages between $1,000.00 and $10,000.00 from each of the defendants, determined in the exercise of the court's discretion, and (b) award of the reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.
After a careful review of the record before this court and the applicable law, it is hereby
ORDERED that, pursuant to § 605(e)(3)(B)(iii) and § 605(e)(3)(C)(i)(II) of U.S.C. § 47, judgment shall be entered in favor of the plaintiff in the amount to be determined at the inquest hearing. It is further
ORDERED that once the amount of statutory damages and reasonable attorneys' fees has been determined, the Clerk of the Court shall enter final judgment in the amount determined and close the case.