Opinion
Civil Action No. 13-108
03-12-2013
CARPENTERS COMBINED FUNDS, INC., Plaintiff, v. FER FLOORS ENTERPRISE, INC., Defendant.
Judge Cathy Bissoon
ORDER
AND NOW, this 12th day of March, 2013, upon consideration of Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. 5), and all submissions related thereto (Doc. 6), this Court concludes that the requested relief is both authorized and justified, as provided below, and accordingly grants the motion in part. See, e.g., Chamberlain v. Giampapa, 210 F.3d 154, 164 (3d Cir. 2000) (setting forth the factors to be considered by a court when adjudicating a motion for default judgment); see also Anchorage Assocs. v. Virgin Is. Bd. of Tax Rev., 922 F.2d 168, 177 n.9 (3d Cir. 1990) (noting that the entry of default judgment typically is appropriate when a defendant fails to appear).
Specifically, pursuant to the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement ("Agreement"), Plaintiff has established its entitlement to default judgment for damages, costs, and fees in the following amounts:
Plaintiff initially requested both damages and injunctive relief in its complaint. See (Doc. 1 at 3-4). However, it is noteworthy that the instant motion for default judgment requests only damages. (Doc. 5). On March 6, 2013, chambers staff contacted Plaintiff's counsel, who indicated that Plaintiff no longer was seeking injunctive relief.
+-------------------------------------------------+ ¦(a) Principal per ¶ 7 ¦$28,466.82¦ +--------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦(b) Addition Principal per ¶ 8 ¦$32,595.59¦ +--------------------------------------+----------¦ ¦(c) Interest through 1/18/2013 per ¶ 7¦$2,304.64 ¦ +-------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------+ ¦(d) Interest from 1/19/2013 to 2/28/2013 ¦$479.70 ¦ +----------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦(e) Contractual/Liquidated Damages per ¶ 7 ¦$4,905.73 ¦ +----------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦(f) Contractual/Liquidated Damages per ¶ 8 and¦ ¦ ¦ ¦$3,259.56 ¦ ¦the Agreement ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦(g) Subtotal of lines (a) through (f) ¦$72,012.04 ¦ +----------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦(h) Attorney fees ¦$14,402.41 ¦ +----------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦(j) Record Costs ¦$425.00 ¦ +----------------------------------------------+-----------¦ ¦TOTAL ¦$86,839.45 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------+
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Judgment by Default is entered against Defendant for failure of answer, and in favor of Plaintiff, in the amount of $86,839.45.
BY THE COURT:
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CATHY BISSOON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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