Houck v. Creditors Financial Group, LLC et al

Filing 57

ORDER denying 49 Motion for Entry of Judgment under Rule 54(b). Signed by Judge S Maurice Hicks on 11/15/2011. (crt,Kennedy, T)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
SHREVEPORT DIVISION
TRACY W. HOUCK, ET AL

CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1268

VERSUS

JUDGE S. MAURICE HICKS, JR.

CREDITORS FINANCIAL GROUP
LLC, ET AL

MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY

ORDER
Before this Court is Defendant FIA Card Services, N.A.’s (“FIA”) Motion for Entry of
Rule 54(b) Final Judgment. (Record Document 49). “Rule 54(b) assigns to the district court
the duty to weigh ‘the inconvenience and costs of piecemeal review on the one hand and
the danger of denying justice by delay on the other.’ ” Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union
v. Continental Sprinkler Co. 967 F.2d 145, 148 (5th Cir. 1992); citing Dickinson v.
Petroleum Conversion Corp., 338 U.S. 507, 511 (1950). Based on the showing made by
FIA, the certification and delay are not warranted.
Accordingly,
The FIA’s Motion for Entry of Rule 54(b) Final Judgment (Record Document 49) is
DENIED.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in Shreveport, Louisiana, this 15th day of November,
2011.