Opinion
Civil Action No. 18 - 147J
06-08-2020
CLARENCE TAYLOR, Plaintiff, v. SECRETARY JOHN E. WETZEL, et al., Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan MEMORANDUM ORDER
On March 4, 2019, the Clerk of Court entered default against Defendant Gary Teet ("Defendant Teet"). (ECF Nos. 20 & 21.) Subsequently, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Default Judgment against Defendant Teet, which this Court granted by Order dated May 2, 2019. (ECF Nos. 16 & 28.) Pursuant to that Order, a damages hearing was held before Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan on July 18, 2019. (ECF No. 36.) On October 1, 2019, Judge Lenihan filed a Report and Recommendation wherein she recommended that the Court award compensatory damages against Defendant Teet in the amount of $30,000.00 and punitive damages against Defendant Gary Teet in the amount of $50,000.00, for a total award of $80,000.00. (ECF No. 47.) To date, no objections have been field to the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, the following Order is now entered.
AND NOW, this 8th day of June, 2020;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 47) is adopted as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court enter judgment against Defendant Teet in the amount of $30,000.00 for compensatory damages and $50,000.00 for punitive damages, for a total judgment award of $80,000.00.
By the Court:
/s/_________
Kim R. Gibson
United States District Judge Cc: Counsel of record
(Via CM/ECF electronic mail)