Opinion
Jeffrey Michael Galen, Glenn D. Davis, Counsel for Plaintiff.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT BY COURT
RONALD WHYTE, District Judge.
Plaintiff Synnex Corporation moves for entry of a default judgment against defendant Compu-Craze, Inc. For the reasons given below, the court will grant the motion.
On June 24, 2005, Synnex filed a complaint in this court against Compu-Craze. Over the prior decade, Synnex had apparently been selling computer hardware to Compu-Craze, but Compu-Craze had recently defaulted on its payment obligations. Compl. ¶¶ 4-9. Synnex stated that Compu-Craze had not paid for $524, 171.76 worth of merchandise, id. ¶ 9, and prayed for relief in this amount, as well as interest, attorneys' fees, and costs, id. at 5.
Synnex filed with the court a certificate of service upon Compu-Craze on September 9, 2005. Compu-Craze did not answer the complaint or file any responsive pleading, and on November 9, 2005, the court clerk entered Compu-Craze's default. Synnex now moves for entry of a default judgment against Compu-Craze in the amount of $551, 709.05.
In addition to the $524, 171.76 principal amount, Synnex seeks $27, 142.29 in interest and $395 in costs. Synnex has submitted adequate documentation-including invoices with the serial numbers of products shipped-for the court to accept that the parties had a commercial relationship. The court is uncertain, though, how Synnex arrived at the figure $524, 171.76. The statement of account that Synnex included with its motion lists a "total" amount of $530, 024.03, and a "total past due" amount of $520, 067.18. Mot. for Default J. by Ct., Ex. 3 at 1. As the court cannot determine the basis for Synnex's request for $524, 171.76, the court will award Synnex the slightly lower "total past due" amount of $520, 067.18. The court will also award Synnex 189 days' worth of 10 percent simple annual interest on this amount, or $26, 911.07. The court accepts Synnex's proof of court costs.
Synnex computes the interest figure as follows: First, dividing one-tenth of the principal amount by 365, which, rounded to the nearest cent, indicates Compu-Craze owes Synnex $143.61 in simple 10 percent annual interest per day. Synnex calculates that there are 189 days between May 6, 2005, (the alleged date of Compu-Craze's default on its obligation to pay Synnex) and November 11, 2005, (the date the court clerk entered Compu-Craze's default in this action). $143.61 × 189 = $27, 142.29.
ORDER
For the foregoing reasons, the court grants Synnex a default judgment against Compu-Craze pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(b)(2) and awards damages to Fujitsu as follows:
1. Unpaid amounts $520, 067.18 2. Prejudgment interest at 10% per annum $26, 911.07 3. Court costs $395.00 _____________________________________________________ TOTAL $547, 373.25