GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE CO. (GEICO) et al v. BAPTISTE et al

Filing 28

ORDER granting 27 Motion for Default Judgment; JUDGMENT in the sum of $2,858,559.87 in favor of Plaintiffs against Defendant ATA CHAUDHRY; JUDGMENT in the sum of $2,858,559.87 in favor of Plaintiffs against Defendant SADIA CHAUDHRY; JUDGMENT in the sum of $2,858,559.87 in favor of Plaintiffs against Defendant HUDSON RADIOLOGY CENTER OF NJ CORP.. Signed by Chief Judge Jose L. Linares on 11/13/2018. (ld, ) Modified on 11/14/2018 (ld).

John Robertelli, Esq.
Gene Y. Kang, Esq.
Barry 1. Levy, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
Max Gershenoff, Esq. (admitted pro hac i’ice)
Steven T. Henesy, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice)
RIVKIN RADLER LLP
21 Main Street, Suite 15$
Court Plaza South, West Wing
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
[phone]
A ttornevs for Ptainti/fs Government Employees Insurance
Co., GEICO Indeiii,iitv Co., GEICO General Insurance
Company and GEJCO Cctsuath’ Co.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE CO..
GEICO INDEMNITY CO., GEICO GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY and GEICO CASUALTY
CO.,

Civil Action No.: 2:1$-cv-10396 (JLL)
(CLW)

Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING
DEFAULT JUDGMENT

-againstKESNOLD BAPTISTE, D.C.,
21st CENTURY TOTAL HEALTH CLINIC, P.C..
f/k/a 21st CENTURY TOTAL HEALTH CLINIC,
INC.. ATA CHAUDHRY a/k/a DANNY
CHAUDHRY, SADIA CHAUDHRY, and
HUDSON RADIOLOGY CENTER OF NJ CORP.
a/k/a MRNJ RADIOLOGY CENTER a/k/a NORTH
JERSEY RADIOLOGY CENTER,
Defendants.

This matter come before the Court by way of Plaintiffs Government Employees
Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, and
GEICO Casualty Company’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs” or “GEICO”) motion for entry of default
judgment against Defendants Ata Chaudhry a/k/a Danny Chaudhry (“A. Chaudhry”), Sadia

Chaudhry (“S. Chaudhry”) and Hudson Radiology Center of NJ Corp. a/k/a MRNJ Radiology
Center a/kla North Jersey Radiology Center (“Hudson Radiology”) (collectively, the “Defaulting
Defendants”) under federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2). This Court,

upon review of

the

record, makes the following findings:
On July 30, 201 8, the Clerk of Coui-t entered defaults against the Defaulting Defendants
for their faiture to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint.
The Defaulting Defendants are not minors, incompetent persons, or current members of
the military service.
I.

Ata Chaudhry, Sadia Chaudhry and Hudson Radiology
Plaintiffs have established that the Defaulting Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for

damages in the amount of $952,853.29 based on the fraudulent billing submitted or caused to be
submitted through Hudson Radiology for purported magnetic resonance imaging (“MR1”) and
radiography (“X-ray”) services, together with treble damages under the New

Jersey

Insurance

Fratid Prevention Act resulting in total damages of $2,858,559.87.
THEREFORE, IT IS on this *

f

day of t\IC

.2018

ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgement is hereby GRANTED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment is hereby entered against A. Chaudhry and
in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $2,858,559.87;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment is hereby entered against S. Chaudhry and
in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $2,858,559.87;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment is hereby entered against Hudson
Radiology and in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $2,858.559.87; and.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this judgment shall bear interest at the judgment rate
from the date of entry until paid.
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FION. JOSE L. LTNARES, U.S.D.J.