ExxonMobil Oil Corporation v. Black Stone Petroleum Inc.

Filing 18

JUDGMENT ORDER-It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiffs objections to the R&R 16 are SUSTAINED IN PART and OVERRULED IN PART. It is further ORDERED that plaintiffs motion for default judgment 11 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. It is further OR DERED that judgment is entered, pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2), Fed. R. Civ. P., against defendants Black Stone Petroleum, Inc. and FDD Realty, LLC, jointly and severally. It is further ORDERED that the R&R is adopted with the exception of (i) the issue o f plaintiffs contractual standing to enforce the contract between defendants, (ii) the issue of post judgmentinterest, and (iii) as otherwise set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion. Signed by District Judge T. S. Ellis, III on 11/9/16. (gwalk, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
v.
BLACK STONE PETROLEUM INC., et
al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:16-cv-148

JUDGMENT ORDER
The matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. 11) and
plaintiff’s objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendations (“R&R”) (Doc.
16).1
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion of even date, and for
good cause,
It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff’s objections to the R&R (Doc. 16) are
SUSTAINED IN PART and OVERRULED IN PART.
It is further ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for default judgment (Doc. 11) is
GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
It is further ORDERED that judgment is entered, pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2), Fed. R. Civ.
P., against defendants Black Stone Petroleum, Inc. and FDD Realty, LLC, jointly and severally,

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Plaintiff’s counsel contacted chambers by telephone on November 4, 2016 seeking a status
update on this matter while the matter was pending. Counsel is admonished not to attempt to call
chambers; barring exceptional circumstances, counsel is to communicate with the Court only
through filed pleadings or in open court.
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for damages in the amount ofS 299,870.76, plus post-judgment interest as provided by 28 U.S.C.
§ 1961. No prejudgment inlerest is awarded.
It is further ORDERED that the R&R is adopted with the exception of (i) the issue of
plaintitrs contractual standing to enforce the contract between defendants, fu) the issue of postjudgment interest, and (iii) as otherwise set forth in the accompanying Memorandwn Opinion.
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to all cowisel of .record and to
defendants' addresses on m.ord. and to place this matter among the ended causes.
Alexandri, Virginia
November 9, 2016

T. S. EJlis, JU

United Stales Distr ct Judge

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