FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION v. EDDINGS et al
Filing
49
ORDER granting 48 Motion for Final Judgment. Ordered by U.S. District Judge CLAY D LAND on 01/23/2014. (CGC)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
CASE NO. 4:12-cv-72 (CDL)
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MICHAEL A. EDDINGS, THE LAW
OFFICE OF MICHAEL A. EDDINGS,
P.C., and APEX TITLE, INC.,
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Defendants.
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O R D E R
Plaintiff
brought
claims
against
Defendants
Michael
A.
Eddings, The Law Office of Michael A. Eddings, P.C., and Apex
Title, Inc. (collectively, “Eddings Defendants”) based on the
Eddings Defendants’ mishandling of trust account funds.
The
Eddings
for
Defendants
conducted
two
real
estate
closings
property sold by Plaintiff, and although the buyers wired funds
into the Eddings Defendants’ trust account and Plaintiff deeded
the
properties
to
the
buyers,
the
Eddings
Defendants
never
disbursed those funds to Fannie Mae.
The Court previously granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary
judgment as to Plaintiff’s claims for money had and received,
breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and fraud.
Fed. Nat’l
Mortg. Ass’n v. Eddings, No. 4:12-cv-72 (CDL), 2013 WL 6494347
(M.D. Ga. Dec. 10, 2013).
Based on these claims, the Court
concluded that the Eddings Defendants owe Plaintiff $212,425.45
as a matter of law.
Id. at *3.
Plaintiff did not seek summary
judgment on its remaining claims for attorneys’ fees or punitive
damages.
final
Plaintiff has now abandoned these claims and moves for
judgment
based
on
the
Court’s
summary
judgment
Order.
Pl.’s Mot. for Final J. 2, ECF No. 48.
Plaintiff recovered $155,370.31 from the Eddings Defendants
in a separate interpleader action.
Order for Disbursement of
Funds, ECF No. 209 in Case No. 4:11-CV-184 (MSH) (M.D. Ga. Aug.
14, 2013).
$57,055.14.
Therefore, the Eddings Defendants now owe Plaintiff
The Clerk is directed to enter final judgment in
favor of Plaintiff and against the Eddings Defendants in the
amount of $57,055.14.
Plaintiff shall also recover its costs as
taxed by the Clerk.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 23rd day of January, 2014.
S/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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