U.S. v. Mojica

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JANETTE MOJICA, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, E.D. New York

Date published: May 4, 2006

05 CV 4360 (NG) (CLP) (E.D.N.Y. May. 4, 2006)

Opinion

05 CV 4360 (NG) (CLP).

May 4, 2006

ORDER

NINA GERSHON, District Judge

In this action to recover money owed in connection with a student loan, plaintiff, on November 16, 2005, filed a motion for default judgment. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a), the Clerk of Court entered a notation of defendant's default on March 30, 2006. The Court now grants judgment by default to plaintiff pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2) and awards plaintiff the following relief: $1,841.00, representing the outstanding principal owed on the loan; $2,118.66, representing pre-judgment interest; $285.00, representing the costs of this action; and $848.92, representing attorney's fees calculated at a flat rate of 20% of the total debt, for a total award of $5,093.58.

The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $5,093.58.

SO ORDERED.