United States of America v. Smeaton

Filing 9

DEFAULT JUDGMENT in favor of Plaintiff against Stephen M. Smeaton. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 1/6/2015. (eef)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
STEPHEN M. SMEATON, MD,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 3:14CV629
(Financial Litigation Unit)

DEFAULT JUDGMENT
A default having been entered against Defendant and counsel for Plaintiff having
requested judgment by default against Defendant and having filed a proper declaration all in
accordance with Rule 55(a) and (b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court
GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. No. 8).
It is therefore ordered that judgment by default is rendered in favor of Plaintiff, the
United States of America, and against Defendant, Stephen M. Smeaton, MD, in the total amount
of $104,250.81 as of September 17, 2014, which includes the principal amount of $103,903.90,
plus 3.13% pre-judgment interest accrued pursuant to the terms of the complaint, said interest
totaling $346.91 as of September 17, 2014, and continuing to accrue until date of judgment
herein at the rate of 3.13% per annum; together with interest to accrue from the date of this
judgment at the determined Treasury post-judgment interest rate computed daily and
compounded annually, and costs in the sum of $400.00, and all future costs. Plaintiff will submit
this debt to the Treasury for inclusion in the Treasury Offset Program. Under this program, any
federal payment Defendant would normally receive may be offset and applied to this debt.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: January 6, 2015