Bautista Duran v. Superior Cooling LLC et al
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DECISION AND ORDER: Default Judgment against the defendant in the total amount of $32,337.69. I also award the plaintiff prejudgment interest under the NYLL at a rate of $1.23 per day through today. Ordered by Judge Ann M. Donnelly on 5/30/2017. (Greene, Donna)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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MARIO BAUTISTA DURAN,individually and
on behalf of all other persons simUarly situated,
DECISION AND ORDER
Plaintiff,
15-CV-7243(AMD)(LB)
- against -
SUPERIOR COOLING LLC and MENDY
IN CLERK'S OFFICE
ISRAEL,jointly and severally.
US DISTRICT COURT E.D.N.Y.
MAY 30 2017 -k
Defendants.
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BROOKLYN OFFICE
ANN DONNELLY,District Judge.
The plaintiff, Mario Bautista Duran, individually and on behalf of all other persons
similarly situated, commenced this action against the defendants, Superior Cooling, LLC and
Mendy Israel, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§201 et seq.("FLSA"), and
the New York Law Laws, Art. 6, §§ 190-99 and Art, 19, §§ 650-65 (collectively "NYLL"). The
plaintiff alleges that the defendants violated the FLSA and NYLL by failing to pay him overtime,
failing to comply with uniform maintenance practices, failing to provide wage notice and
acknowledgment, and failing to maintain accurate and sufficient records. Despite proper service
ofthe summons and complaint,the defendants failed to plead otherwise or defend this action. The
plaintiff now moves for a defaultjudgment pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2)ofthe Federal Rules of Civil
procedure and for attorney's fees, costs, and interest.
In a Report and Recommendation issued on May 10, 2017, Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom
recommended that the Court enter default judgment against the defendants in the amount of
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$32,337.69. (ECF 25.) The defendants were served the Report and Recommendation on May 15,
2017. (ECF 26.) No party has objected to Judge Bloom's Report and Recommendation within
the time prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For the reasons that follow, I adopt Judge Bloom's
report in its entirety.
In reviewing a Report and Recommendation,a district court"may accept, reject, or modify,
in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1)(C). Where,as here, no party has objected to the magistratejudge's recommendation,"a
district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record." Urena
V. New York, 160 F.Supp.2d 606,609-10(S.D.N.Y. 2001)(quoting Nelson v. Smith, 618 F.Supp.
1186,1189(S.D.N.Y. 1985)).
This Court has reviewed Judge Bloom's thorough and well-reasoned opinion and finds no
error. Accordingly, I enter a default judgment against the defendants in the total amount of
$32,337.69, representing $10,737.25 in unpaid overtime wages,$9,115.96 in liquidated damages,
$5,000 in statutory damages, $2,646.96 in prejudgment interest, $4,105.00 in attorney's fees, and
$732.52 in costs. I also award the plaintiff prejudgment interest under the NYLL at a rate of$1.23
per day through today. The Clerk ofthe Court is respectfully directed to close this case.
SO ORDERED.
s/Ann M. Donnelly
M. Donnelly
United States District Judge
Dated: Brooklyn, New York
May 30,2017
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