Opinion
Civil Action No. 19-cv-07463-PGG
09-18-2020
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS P.C., Plaintiff, v. BETTY DUSANGE-HAYER, ISHAN HOLDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, and ERWIN SINGH BRAICH, Defendants.
JUDGMENT
A motion having been duly made by the Plaintiff, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., for an Order granting a Default against defendants Betty Dusange-Hayer, Ishan Holdings and Development Corporation, and Erwin Singh Braich; and an Order of Default having been issued by Honorable Paul G. Gardephe, U.S.D.J., on July 7, 2020; and the matter having been assigned to Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron, U.S.M.J., for an inquest as to damages; and Magistrate Judge Aaron having issued a Report and Recommendation on August 14, 2020, recommending that the Court enter judgment against Defendants, jointly and severally, in the amount of $370,355.87, together with pre-judgment interest from each invoice date at the rate of 9% per annum; and U.S. District Judge Gardephe having adopted Magistrate Judge Aaron's Report and Recommendation in its entirety, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, that Plaintiff, Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., have judgment and recover from Defendants Betty Dusange-Hayer, Ishan Holdings and Development Corporation and Erwin Singh Braich, jointly and severally, in the total sum of $481,632.95, which is broken down as including $370,355.87 of unpaid attorneys' fees and costs, together with pre-judgment interest at the rate of 9% per annum to be calculated from the date of each invoice as follows: (i) $32,517.81 for the invoice dated April 7, 2017; (ii) $17,168.82 for the second invoice dated April 7, 2017; (iii) $25,575.87 for the invoice dated May 5, 2017; (iv) $30,575.73 for the invoice dated June 15, 2017; and (v) $5,438.85 for the invoice dated August 8, 2017, and that Plaintiff have execution therefor. Dated: September 18, 2020
/s/_________
PAUL G. GARDEPHE, U.S.D.J.
Calculation of 9% Prejudgment Interest
| Invoice No. | Date | Amount | AnnualInterest(9%) | DailyInterest(AnnualInterest /365) | Amount ofTime Elapsed(ThroughSeptember 9,2020) | AnnualInterest x No.of Years | DailyInterest xNo. ofDays | TotalPrejudgmentInterest(throughSeptember 9,2020) |
| 1698224 | 4/7/2017 | $105,419.86 | $9,487.79 | $25.99 | 3 years, 156days | $28,463.37 | $4,054.44 | $32,517.81 |
| 1698226 | 4/7/2017 | $55,661.09 | $5,009.50 | $13.72 | 3 years, 156days | $15,028.50 | $2,140.32 | $17,168.82 |
| 1699927 | 5/5/2017 | $84,812.53 | $7,633.13 | $20.91 | 3 years, 128days | $22,899.39 | $2,676.48 | $25,575.87 |
| 1702490 | 6/15/2017 | $104,907.61 | $9,441.68 | $25.87 | 3 years, 87days | $28,325.04 | $2,250.69 | $30,575.73 |
| 1706026 | 8/8/2017 | $19,554.78 | $1,759.93 | $4.82 | 3 years, 33days | $5,279.79 | $159.06 | $5,438.85 |
| TOTAL | $370,355.87 | $111,277.08 |
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