Opinion
Civil Action No. 13-867 (KSH) (CLW)
2013-10-15
SUPER 8 WORLDWIDE, INC, Plaintiff, v. ORLANDO LODGING ASSOCIATES, LLP, RAMAN PATEL, and DAMYANTI PATEL, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT
AND
ENTERING FINAL JUDGMENT BY
DEFAULT
This matter having been opened to the Court by plaintiff, Super 8 Worldwide, Inc., formerly known as Super 8 Motels, Inc. ("SWI"), by its attorneys, Clyde & Co US LLP, seeking the entry of Final Judgment by Default against defendants, Orlando Lodging Associates, LLP, Damyanti Patel, and Raman Patel (collectively, the "Defendants"), pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2); and the Complaint in this matter having been filed on February 12, 2013, seeking damages as a result of the breach of a franchise agreement between SWI and Orlando Lodging Associates, LLP; and service of the Summons and Complaint having been effectuated with respect to Defendants by personally serving them in Winter Garden, Florida on March 6, 2013; and default having been re-entered by the Clerk of the Court on October 15, 2013 [D.E. 13.] against Defendants for their failure to plead or otherwise defend in this action; and the Court having reviewed the papers; and good cause having been shown:
IT IS on this 15th day of October, 2013,
ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for final judgment by default [D.E. 8] is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that SWI have judgment against Defendants, jointly and severally, in the total amount of $153,282.74, comprised of the following:
a) $146,645.02 for Recurring Fees (principal plus prejudgment interest); and
b) $6,637.72 for attorneys' fees and costs.
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Katharine S. Hayden, U.S.D.J.