Root Brothers Farms v. Big Big Produce, Inc.

District Court, E.D. New York

Root Brothers Farms v. Big Big Produce, Inc.

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------x

ROOT BROTHERS FARMS,

Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM & ORDER 21-cv-1962(EK)(MMH) -against-

BIG BIG PRODUCE, INC., YIU CHEUNG CHAN a.k.a. PAUL Y. CHAN, MARGARET S. CHAN-YAN, et al.

Defendants.

------------------------------------x ERIC KOMITEE, United States District Judge: The Court has received Magistrate Judge Henry’s Report and Recommendation (R&R) dated August 2, 2022. ECF No. 25. Judge Henry recommends that I grant in part and deny in part Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment. Judge Henry recommends that I enter default judgment against Defendants, holding them jointly and severally liable for Plaintiff’s claims; and award Plaintiff damages in the amount of $69,058.50, plus pre-judgment interest through August 2, 2022 in the amount of $11,464.34, plus additional pre-judgment interest from August 2 through the date of judgment at the rate of $17.03 per day, plus post- judgment interest as set forth in

28 U.S.C. § 1961

to run from the date of judgment until the judgment is satisfied.

Id. at 23-24

. Judge Henry recommends that I deny Plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief ordering the creation of a common trust.

Id. at 15

. Neither party has filed objections and the time to do so has expired. Accordingly, I review Judge Henry’s recommendation for clear error on the face of the record. See Advisory Comm. Notes to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); accord State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Grafman,

968 F. Supp. 2d 480, 481

(E.D.N.Y. 2013). Having reviewed the record, I find no clear error and therefore adopt the R&R in its entirety. Thus, Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is granted except as to Plaintiff’s request for the creation of a common trust. Plaintiff is awarded $69,058.50, plus pre-judgment interest and post-judgment interest as set out above. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter judgment and close the case.

SO ORDERED.

/s/ Eric Komitee ERIC KOMITEE United States District Judge

Dated: September 29, 2022 Brooklyn, New York

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