USA v. Ballard

Filing 10

MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING 8 Report and Recommendations and Granting 5 Motion for Default Judgment and judgment is entered in favor of United States of America. Signed by Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 3/30/2015. (sm, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
LARRY B. BALLARD, JR.

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No. 5:14CV96

MEMORANDUM ORDER
The above-entitled and numbered civil action was heretofore referred to United States
Magistrate Judge Caroline M. Craven pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636.

The Report and

Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge which contains her proposed findings of fact and
recommendations for the disposition of such action has been presented for consideration. No
objections to the Report and Recommendation were filed. The Court is of the opinion that the
findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct. Therefore, the Court hereby adopts
the Report of the United States Magistrate Judge as the findings and conclusions of this Court.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Motion for Default Judgment and Memorandum (Dkt. No. 5) is
GRANTED. It is further
ORDERED that judgment is hereby entered in favor of the United States of America that
it recover from Defendant, Larry B. Ballard, Jr., the principal sum of $23,157.30, plus post-judgment
interest on the principal sum at the prevailing annual interest rate allowed by law and compounded
annually, until paid, and for all costs of court; plus filing fees in the amount of $400.00 allowed
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a)(2).

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SIGNED this 30th day of March, 2015.

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ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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