Opinion
1:19-cv-00082
08-17-2021
MILTON STEWART, SECRETARY OF LABOR Plaintiff, v. COMPLETE HOME CARE SERVICES OF TN, INC; and KETURA ODEN; and CONSUELA ODEN, Defendants.
HOLMES, MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
ORDER
WILLIAM L. CAMPBELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation from the Magistrate Judge (Doc. No. 49) recommending the Court grant Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions and Entry of Default Judgment Against Defendants (Doc. No. 38). Specifically, the Magistrate Judge recommends the Court enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $47, 533.21 in back wages and liquidated damages, and award Plaintiff $8, 911.38 in attorney's fees. The Magistrate Judge further recommends the Court enter a permanent injunction against Defendants requiring them to comply with the FLSA in the future. The Magistrate Judge included a proposed order with the Report and Recommendation. (See Doc. No. 38-1).
The Report and Recommendation advised the parties that any objections to the Magistrate Judge's findings were to be filed within fourteen days of service (Doc. No. 49 at 16). No objections have been filed.
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 49) and concludes that it should be ADOPTED and APPROVED. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions (Doc. No. 38) is hereby GRANTED. Default Judgment, with the requested relief, will be entered by separate Order in favor of the Plaintiff against Defendants Complete Home Care Services of TN, Inc., Ketura Oden, and Consuela Oden.
In light of the disposition of the Motion for Sanctions, the Clerk is directed to terminate Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 43) as MOOT.
It is so ORDERED.