Opinion
20 CIVIL 9694 (JMF)
11-22-2021
LOUIS ROBERTS, Plaintiff, v. JUSTIN GITELIS, Defendant.
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Order dated November 22, 2021, For the reasons stated on the record during the hearing today, Plaintiff Louis Roberts's motion to strike Defendant Justin Gitelis's Answer, filed on March 22, 2021, see ECF No. 40, is GRANTED, as is Roberts's motion for entry of default judgment. Judgment is entered against Mr. Gitelis in the amount of $150,000 for compensatory damages, with prejudgment interest of nine percent to be calculated from October 7, 2020 in the amount of $15,201.37, and in the amount of $150,000 for punitive damages; accordingly, the case is closed.