WASHINGTON COUNTY FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, LLC v. RNN ENTERTAINMENT INC et al

Filing 271

ORDER adopting 269 Report and Recommendation and granting 237 Motion for Default Judgment against Defendant Derrick Robinson. 1. A final judgment is entered in favor of WCFE and against Defendant Derrick Robinson in the amount of $1,085,91 6.96; 2. WCFE shall be awarded post-judgment interest at the applicable statutory rate against Defendant Robinson from the date that judgment is entered; and 3. WCFE is awarded attorneys fees and costs against Defendant Robinson in the amount of $470,273.53. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 9/15/2022. (sps)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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WASHINGTON COUNTY FAMILY
ENTERTAINMENT, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
RNN ENTERTAINMENT INC, ROMEL
MARCUS, DERRICK ROBINSON, JOHN
AND JANE DOES 1-10, MING AND
SONS, LLC, GOODLIFE
ENTERTAINMENT L.L.C., JOHN
WARDLOW JR., THE RTD GROUP, LLC,
OLUREMI DARAMOLA, and SHANE A.
HALLS,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. 2:17-807
United States District Judge
Cathy Bissoon
United States Chief Magistrate Judge
Cynthia Reed Eddy

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to United States Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy
for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and
(B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On July 11, 2022, Judge Eddy issued a Report (“R&R,” Doc. 269) recommending the
Motion for Default Judgment filed by Plaintiff Washington County Family Entertainment, LLC
(“Plaintiff”) against pro se Defendant Derrick Robinson (“Robinson”) (Doc. 237), be granted.
Objections to the R&R were due no later than July 25, 2022 (Doc. 269), but no
objections were filed. After a de novo review of the Second Amended Complaint, the Motion
for Default Judgment, the Request for Entry of Default (Doc. 174), and all related briefing and
exhibits, together with the R&R, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion for Default Judgment
filed by Plaintiff against Defendant Derrick Robinson (Doc. 237), is GRANTED and that Judge
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Eddy’s R&R (Doc. 269) is ADOPTED as the opinion of the district court.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment by Default is hereby entered against
Defendant Robinson, for failure to answer, and in favor of Plaintiff as follows:
1.

A final judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Derrick Robinson,
jointly and severally with other Defendants, in the amount of $1,085,916.96 1;

2.

Plaintiff shall be awarded post-judgment interest at the applicable statutory rate
against Robinson, jointly and severally with other Defendants, from the date the
judgment is entered; and

3.

Plaintiff is awarded attorneys’ fees and costs against Robinson, jointly and
severally with other Defendants, in the amount of $470,273.53. 2

IT IS SO ORDERED.
September 15, 2022

s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge

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This amount consists of: fraudulently converted interstate wire payments in the amount of
$259,500.00; external costs, fees, and expenses incurred by Plaintiff in the amount of $67,186.32;
and internal costs incurred by Plaintiff in the amount of $35,286.00 for a total of $361,972.32. This
amount was then trebled pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c) for a total of: $1,085,916.96. Plaintiff
also seeks mitigation losses in the amount of $173,185.62 (see Doc. 237, Exs. 1&2); however,
Plaintiff has not explained how this alleged loss was incurred or calculated. Therefore, the Court
has not included this amount in the total at this time.
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This amount reflects attorneys’ fees incurred through December 3, 2021 as set forth in the
Declaration of Ryan James, Esquire, Plaintiff’s primary counsel. (Doc. 237-2). The Court finds
that the requested fees are reasonable given the complexity of the matters, the number of parties
involved and the prevailing hourly rates in this community.
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cc (via ECF email notification):
All Counsel of Record
cc (via U.S. Mail):
ROMEL MARCUS
570 Lefferts Avenue
Apartment 4E
Brooklyn, NY 11203
SHANE HALLS
563 Lefferts Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
DERRICK ROBINSON
570 Lefferts Avenue
Apartment 4E
Brooklyn, NY
11203

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