Richardson v. William Sneider and Associates, LLC et al

Filing 19

FINAL ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; granting 4 Motion for Default Judgment; granting 15 Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss; adopting Report and Recommendations re 18 Report and Recommendations; the plaintiff's Motion for Default J udgment against William Sneider and Associates, LLC is GRANTED for Counts I through VI; the plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Count VII is GRANTED; judgment is ENTERED in favor of Victoria Richardson, the plaintiff, and against William S neider and Associates, LLC, in the amount of $9,387.50, plus interest at the rate of judgment from the date of the final judgment until entry of judgment. The Clerk shall enter judgment for the plaintiff to this effect. Plaintiff seeks taxable costs of $380.00 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920 and 1924 and Local Civil Rule 54(D). Plaintiff is DIRECTED to serve William Sneider said bill of costs within eleven (11) days from the entry of judgment, so that defendant may have an opportunity to object. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and filed on 8/14/12. (jcow, )

UNITED

FILED

STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Newport News Division

AUG 1 4 2012
CLERK, US DISTRICT COURT
NORFOLK. VA

VICTORIA RICHARDSON,

Plaintiff,
ACTION NO.

v.

4:12cv25

WILLIAM SNEIDER AND

ASSOCIATES,

LLC,
Defendant.

FINAL

ORDER

This matter comes before the court on plaintiff's Motion for

Default Judgment (ECF No. 4), filed on April 5, 2012.
was

referred

April
§

18,

to

a

2012,

636(b)(1)(B)

United

States

pursuant

to

and

Federal

Magistrate

the

Rule

of

Judge

provisions
Civil

The matter
by

of

Procedure

Order

28

of

U.S.C.

72(b),

to

conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, if necessary, and
to

submit

to

the

undersigned

proposed

findings

of

fact,

if

applicable, and recommendations for the disposition of the motion.
The plaintiff filed a Motion for Voluntary Dismissal of Count Seven

(ECF No. 15), on July 6, 2012, which is also now ripe for decision.
The United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation
was filed on July 24,

2012.

(ECF No.

18.)

The magistrate judge

recommended granting plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment for

Counts I through VI,

granting plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily

Dismiss Count VII, and that default judgment be entered against the
defendant, William Sneider and Associates, LLC ("William Sneider").

By copy of the report and recommendation of the magistrate

judge,

the parties were advised of their right to file written

objections thereto.
magistrate

The court has received no objections to the

judge's

report

filing same has expired.

and

recommendation,

and

the

time

for

The court does hereby adopt and approve

in full the findings and recommendations set forth in the Report
and

Recommendation

of

the

United States

Magistrate

Judge

filed

July 24, 2012.

Accordingly,

the

plaintiff's

Motion

for

Default

Judgment

against William Sneider and Associates, LLC is GRANTED for Counts

I through VI; the plaintiff's Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Count
VII

is

GRANTED;

Richardson,

the

judgment

is

plaintiff,

ENTERED

and

in

against

favor
William

of

Victoria

Sneider

and

Associates, LLC, in the amount of $9,387.50, plus interest at the

rate of judgment from the date of the final judgment until entry of

judgment.

The Clerk shall enter judgment for the plaintiff to this

effect.

Plaintiff seeks taxable costs of $380.00 pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§§

1920

and

1924

Recommendation 32.

said

bill

of

costs

and

Local

Civil

Rule

54(D).

See

Report

&

Plaintiff is DIRECTED to serve William Sneider

within

eleven

(11)

days

from

the

entry

judgment, so that defendant may have an opportunity to object.

of

The Clerk shall forward a copy of this

Final Order to the

parties.

It is so ORDERED.

/s/
Rebecca Beach Smith

United States District Judge -£j©rREBECCA BEACH

SMITH

CHIEF UNITED STATES

Newport News, Virginia
August \U , 2012

DISTRICT JUDGE