Opinion
20-cv-12568
04-19-2023
GLENDA TURNER, Plaintiff, v. EVERGREEN RECOVERY SOLUTIONS, LLC, et al., Defendants.
DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
For good cause shown, Plaintiff Glenda Turner's Motion for a Default Judgment (ECF No. 22) against Robert C. Crippen is GRANTED. Judgment is hereby entered in Plaintiff's favor against Defendant Robert C. Crippen, II in the amount of $15,432.40, which includes $1,000 in statutory damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”); $5,350 in actual damages under the FDCPA; $1,000 in statutory damages under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”); $100 in actual damages under the EFTA; $5,521.00 in attorney fees incurred prior to January 1, 2022 reflecting an hourly rate of $300 per hour for Mr. Hilton, and another $1,735 in fees and expenses incurred after January 1, 2022, reflecting an hourly rate of $330 per hour for Mr. Hilton; $400 in court costs; and $326.40 in other case expenses awardable as costs under 15 U.S.C. § 1692(k)(a)(3).
Pursuant to this Court's judgment dated December 20, 2021, Defendant Evergreen Recovery Solutions, LLC is jointly and severally liable for the first $13,371 of this judgment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.