KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
v.
LODGE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
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The court adopts in part the magistrate's recommendation to enter a default judgment against the defendants but reserves decision on the amount pending further submissions.
Plaintiff sought a default judgment against defendants. The magistrate recommended granting the motion in part, but the court required more detailed f…
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successor by merger to KEY EQUIPMENT FINANCE, Plaintiff, V.
LODGE CONSTRUCTION, INC. and CABOT L. DUNN JR., Defendants.
Case No: 2:22-cv-475-JLB-NPM ORDER This matter comes before the Court on a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 31), recommending that the Court grant in part Plaintiffs Motion for Final Default Judgment (Doc. 19). After an independent review, the Court ADOPTS in part the Report and Recommendation, to the extent that (i) a default judgment will be entered against Defendants Lodge Construction, Inc. and Cabot L. Dunn, Jr.; and (ii) Plaintiff's request for costs is denied without prejudice to Plaintiff submitting a verified bill of costs. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (providing that a district judge “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part” the magistrate judge's report and recommendation). The Court, however, reserves its decision on the amount of the judgment pending further submission from Plaintiff. The Magistrate Judge correctly directed Plaintiff to provide additional information as to its calculation of the judgment amount. (See Doc. 27). Plaintiff responded, but did so only through attorney briefing. (See Doc. 30). The Court recognizes that Plaintiff previously provided an affidavit from a bank official, but that affidavit only supplied certain information. (See Doc. 19-1). Therefore, out of an abundance of caution, the Court directs Plaintiff to submit detailed affidavits, together with supporting documentation, as to each input in its calculation, including (but not limited to): (i) the default date; (ii) the balance due as of the default date; (iii) the sale of the collateral; (iv) the insurance proceeds; (v) its interest calculations; and (vi) its requested judgment amount. See, e.g., Adolph Coors Co. v. Movement Against Racism & the Klan, 777 F. 2d 1538, 1543–44 (11th Cir. 1985).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 31) is ADOPTED in part, to the extent stated above. 2. Plaintiff's Motion for Final Default Judgment (Doc. 19) is GRANTED in part, to the extent that a default judgment will be entered against Defendants Lodge Construction, Inc. and Cabot L. Dunn, Jr., and it is otherwise DENIED in part without prejudice. 3. The Court reserves its decision on the amount of the judgment. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to file its detailed affidavits and supporting documentation as to each input in its judgment amount calculation within 30 days of this Order. 4. Plaintiff may file any Local Rule 7.01(c) motion within 14 days of this Court's Order resolving the judgment amount. 5. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to both Defendants Lodge Construction, Inc. and Cabot L. Dunn, Jr., at the service address listed in Doc. 14.
ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida on March 15, 2024. JOHN L. BADALAMENTI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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