USA v. Lewis et al

Filing 11

ORDER granting 7 plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; and, directing the United States to submit a precedent for judgment for the debt owed to plaintiff on the Borrower's promissory notes. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 5/20/2011. (thd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HELENA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff
V.
EPHRON H. LEWIS AND DORIS J.
LEWIS; LEWIS & SON RICE
PROCESSING CORPORATION, An
Arkansas Corporation; ENTERPRISE
CORPORATION OF THE DELTA;
ARKANSAS LAND AND FARM
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
and TEEL MARKETING SERVICES,
INC.
Defendants

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NO: 2:10CV00105 SWW

ORDER
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD), formerly
Farmers Home Administration, made loans to the defendants Ephron H. Lewis, Doris J.
Lewis and Lewis & Son Rice Processing Corporation (Borrowers). This is an action
brought by the plaintiff to recover judgment in personam against the borrowers on their
promissory notes, to foreclose a real estate mortgage on real property in Cross County and
to enforce a security interest in farm equipment and machinery which secure payment of
the notes.
Before the Court is the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (docket entry #7).
Defendants have responded that they do not oppose plaintiff’s motion (docket entry #10).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (docket

entry #7) is GRANTED. The United States is directed to submit a precedent for judgment for
the debt owed to plaintiff on the Borrowers’ promissory notes, including any deficiency
remaining after sale of the collateral, foreclosure of plaintiff’s real estate mortgage and
enforcement of its security interest in the subject equipment and machinery.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY, 2011.
/s/Susan Webber Wright
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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