Vician et al v. Roberts et al

Filing 24

ORDER adopting 23 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 18 MOTION for default judgment against Timothy M. Roberts filed by Justin Langley, Renee Ast, Eric Vician; granting Motion for Default Judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and opt-in Pl aintiffs against Defendant Timothy M. Roberts, and directing the Clerk of Court to enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and opt-in Plaintiffs against Defendant Timothy M. Roberts in the amount of $51,895.90, to bear post-judgment interest statutory rate. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich on 2/5/2015. (JM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
ERIC VICIAN, et al.,
etc.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

CASE NO. 8:13-CV-1871-T-17TGW

TIMOTHY M. ROBERTS,
et al.,
Defendants.
/

ORDER
This cause is before the Court on:

Dkt. 18
Dkt. 23

Motion for Default Judgment
Report and Recommendation

The assigned Magistrate Judge has entered a Report and Recommendation in
which it is recommended that the Motion for Default Judgment be granted against
Defendant Timothy M. Roberts in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $51,895.90, plus
post-judgment interest calculated at the statutory rate. The above amount includes the
award of minimum wages, overtime compensation and liquidated damages as to
Plaintiffs Eric Vician, Renee Ast, and Justin Langley, and opt-in Plaintiffs Jeanne
LaPensee and Bryant Reyes.
The Court has independently examined the pleadings and the record. No
objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed. After consideration,
the Court adopts and incorporates the Report and Recommendation, and grants the
Motion for Default Judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and opt-in Plaintiffs against Defendant
Timothy M. Roberts. Accordingly, it is

Case No. 8:13-CV-1871-T-17TGW
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 23) is adopted and
incorporated. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment (Dkt. 18) in favor of Plaintiffs Eric
Vician, Renee Ast, Justin Langley, and opt-in Plaintiffs Jeanne LaPensee and Bryant
Reyes is granted in the total amount of $51,895.50, as follows:

Eric Vician
Renee Ast
Justin Langley
Jeanne LaPensee
Bryant Reyes

$12,424.38
$17,498.00
$ 9,524.00
$ 4,371.90
$ 8,077.62

The award of damages shall bear post-judgment interest at the statutory rate. The
Clerk of Court shall enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and opt-in Plaintiffs
against Defendant Timothy M. Roberts in the above amounts. The Court retains
jurisdiction for the award of attorneys fees and costs in favor of Plaintiffs against
Defendant Roberts.

4E and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida on this
day of February, 2015.
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