Judgment Entered In Akkawi, Et Al. v. Sadr, Et Al.

Today, Judge Dena M. Coggins entered Judgment against Defendants Kasra Sadr, Car Law Firm, The Sadr Law Firm, and Nationwide VIN Marketing ("Defendants") in favor of the plaintiffs in Akkawi, et al. v. Sadr, et al. Case No. 2:20-cv-01034-MCE-AC ("Akkawi"). The Judgment was the product of a Stipulated Judgment entered into between the parties shortly before trial was to commence. Per the terms of the Stipulated Judgment, Kasra Sadr, his law firm, and his data sale enterprise:

• Shall not knowingly obtain, use, or disclose Personal Information [as defined in the Driver Protection Privacy Act ("DPPA") 18 USC § 2725(3)] or names or residence addresses [as used in Cal. Veh. Code § 1808.21] from the California DMV, or sourced from the records of the California DMV, except if and as permitted under:
  • The exemptions located at 18 USC § 2721(b)(1), (b)(4) and Cal. Vehicle Code § 1808.22(d);