Knight v. Norris (JRG1)

Filing 21

ORDER granting 9 Motion for Default Judgment; granting 12 Motion for Attorney Fees; adopting and approving 20 Report and Recommendations. After careful consideration of the record as a whole, and after careful consideration of the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and for the reasons set out in that Report and Recommendation which are incorporated by reference herein, it is hereby ORDERED that this Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED and APPROVED, [Doc. 20]. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion for Default Judgment, [Doc. 9], and Plaintiffs Motion for Award of Costs and Attorney Fees, [Doc. 12], are GRANTED. Default judgment in the amount of $10,000.00 will be enter ed in Plaintiffs favor and the Plaintiff will be awarded $4,950.00 in attorneys fees and $415.00 in costs. Accordingly, the Court AWARDS a total amount of $ 15,365.00 to the Plaintiff. Signed by District Judge J Ronnie Greer on 4/18/2017. (C/M Jason Norris at 31 Brickle Lane, Iva, SC 29655) (JCK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE

EDWARD BILL KNIGHT,

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Plaintiff,
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JASON NORRIS, d/b/a 81 Auto Sales,
Defendant.

No. 3:16-CV-205

ORDER
This matter is before the Court to consider the Report and Recommendation of the United
States Magistrate Judge dated March 9, 2017.

In that Report and Recommendation, the

Magistrate Judge recommends that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment, [Doc. 9], and
Plaintiff’s Motion for Award of Costs and Attorney Fees, [Doc. 12], be GRANTED.

No

objections have been filed to the Report and Recommendation.
After careful consideration of the record as a whole, and after careful consideration of the
Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and for the reasons set out in
that Report and Recommendation which are incorporated by reference herein, it is hereby
ORDERED that this Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED and APPROVED, [Doc. 20].
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion for Default Judgment, [Doc. 9], and
Plaintiff’s Motion for Award of Costs and Attorney Fees, [Doc. 12], are GRANTED. Default
judgment in the amount of $10,000.00 will be entered in Plaintiff’s favor and the Plaintiff
will be awarded $4,950.00 in attorney’s fees and $415.00 in costs.
Court AWARDS a total amount of $ 15,365.00 to the Plaintiff.

Accordingly, the

E N T E R:

s/J. RONNIE GREER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE