Federal Trade Commission v. Loma International Business Group, Inc. et al

Filing 107

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 98 Motion of monitor for Compensation. Signed by Judge Marvin J. Garbis on 2/6/12. (jnls, Deputy Clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Plaintiff
vs.

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LOMA INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS GROUP INC., et al.

CIVIL ACTION NO. MJG-11-1483

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Defendants
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: COMPENSATION
The Court has before it the Monitor's Request for Compensation
[Document 98] and the materials submitted relating thereto.

The

Court finds that a hearing is unnecessary.
The Monitor's Request at issue was filed December 31, 2011 so
that any objection was due January 20, 2012.

The objection was filed

on January 23, 2012, which was one business day late.

The Court is

not disregarding the one day late objection for lack of timeliness.
However, the parties must be aware that once the time to object to
action has passed, the Court may promptly act and grant the motion
as unopposed.
The objection is based upon the Monitor's use of the word
"overtime" to describe the services rendered by the office manager.
The services were rendered in addition to her regular duties and could
– as to her – be described as "overtime."

However, the services were

not, as understood by Defendants, law office overhead for which there

should not have been, and was not, any charge.

The services were

for case specific purposes, were necessary, did not appear to require
excessive hours, and were charged at a reasonable rate.
For the foregoing reasons:
1.

The Monitor's Request for Compensation [Document 98]
is GRANTED.

2.

The Court shall issue the proposed Order submitted
by the Monitor.

SO ORDERED, on Monday, February 6, 2012.

/s/__________
Marvin J. Garbis
United States District Judge