William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp. and Roy Perdomo
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-07857
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp., Magistrate Judge Aaron scheduled a written inquest to determine damages against Roy Perdomo after default judgment.
William Johnson and Roy Perdomo are directly affected. Johnson must submit and serve his request for relief, and Perdomo may respond. J & N Construction Group Corp. had already received a separate judgment based on Johnson’s accepted offer of judgment.
What happened
In William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp. and Roy Perdomo, Judge Valerie Caproni had entered a default judgment against Perdomo, leaving damages to be determined. Johnson had also accepted an offer of judgment from J & N Construction Group Corp., and judgment had been entered against that company.
The court ordered Johnson to file a submission explaining the relief he seeks by October 17, 2025, serve it on Perdomo, and file proof of service by October 22. Perdomo may respond by November 5. The court said it may decide the damages inquest based only on written submissions.
This scheduling order, signed by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron, set the procedures for determining damages against Perdomo. A party requesting a hearing must explain why written submissions are insufficient and identify the expected witnesses and evidence.
The detailed version
- William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp. and Roy Perdomo · No. 1:24-cv-07857
- Valerie Caproni
- Oct. 3, 2025
Background
On March 14, 2025, District Judge Valerie Caproni entered a default judgment for William Johnson against Roy Perdomo, with the amount of damages left to be determined at the end of the case. Johnson accepted an offer of judgment concerning J & N Construction Group Corp., and judgment was entered against that defendant on August 14, 2025. On October 2, 2025, Johnson confirmed that he intended to continue seeking a damages judgment against Perdomo. Judge Caproni then referred the case to Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron for an inquest, meaning a proceeding to determine the amount of damages.
Court’s Orders
The court ordered Johnson to file, by October 17, 2025, a submission describing the relief he seeks and citing appropriate legal authority. Any request for attorney fees must include contemporaneous time records identifying, for each attorney, the date of service, hours worked, and nature of the work, along with the attorneys’ years of bar admission and hourly rates.
Johnson must serve Perdomo with the submission and a copy of the order, then file proof of service by October 22, 2025. Perdomo may respond by sending a response to Johnson’s counsel and filing it with the court by November 5, 2025.
Disposition
The court ordered that the inquest may be conducted solely through the parties’ written submissions. A party seeking an evidentiary hearing must explain why a written proceeding is inadequate and describe the witnesses and evidence that would be presented. Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron therefore set the schedule and procedures for determining damages against Perdomo; the order did not determine the amount of damages.
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