HICA Education Loan Corporation v. Clark

Filing 19

ORDER that 15 Motion for Fees and Costs is DENIED. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 6/24/13. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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HICA EDUCATION LOAN
CORPORATION,

2:12-CV-1723 JCM (PAL)

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Plaintiff(s),

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v.

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JOHN H. CLARK III,

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Defendant(s).

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ORDER

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Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for fees and costs. (Doc. # 15). The defendant
has not filed a response in opposition and the deadline date for filing a response has passed.

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Defendant received student loans and plaintiff is now the owner and/or holder of the notes

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for the student loans. It was alleged that defendant never repaid approximately $3,551 in student

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loans. Defendant never appeared after proper service, and this court entered default judgment

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against defendant.

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Plaintiff now moves for attorney’s fees in the amount of $1,741 and costs in the amount of

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$ 464.69, both pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54. The court, in its discretion, declines

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to award fees or costs.

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that plaintiff’s motion for fees

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and costs (doc. # 15) be, and the same hereby, is DENIED.
DATED June 24, 2013.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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