Opinion
20-CV-9694 (JMF)
11-22-2021
LOUIS ROBERTS, Plaintiff, v. JUSTIN GITELIS, Defendant.
ORDER
JESSE M. FURMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
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. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment 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, and in the amount of $150,000 for punitive damages.
The Clerk of Court is directed thereafter to close the case and mail a copy of this Order and the associated Judgment to Mr. Gitelis.
SO ORDERED.