Opinion
22-cv-1813-PJM
01-11-2024
Skinner, et al. v. Omega Entertainment. LLC, et al.
MEMORANDUM
PETER J. MESSITTE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment (ECF No. 17). In their Motion, Plaintiffs request $110,000 in compensatory damages in the aggregate, broken out into individual amounts set forth in the accompanying expert declaration (ECF No. 17-1).
The Court is prepared to enter individual default judgments in favor of the named Plaintiffs, but before doing so, the Court notes that in addition to compensatory damages, the Complaint (ECF No. 1) prays for an award of attorney's fees and costs. Accordingly, if indeed Plaintiffs seek attorney's fees and costs, the Court ORDERS Plaintiffs to file a petition for reasonable attorney's fees and cost's within the next ten (10) days. The petition should specify the basis for seeking the fees and include an accounting, supported by affidavit, of the time spent by counsel on this case, in accordance with the Court's Local Rule 109.2.
Finally, the Court observes that Plaintiffs have moved for Default Judgment as to only one of the two Defendants, though neither Defendant has participated in the case. A brief explanation would be helpful.
Despite the informal nature of this ruling, it shall constitute an Order of the Court and the Clerk is directed to docket it accordingly.