Utica Leaseco v. Spatium Enterprise LLC
Utica Leaseco, LLC v. Spatium Enterprise LLC, d/b/a Emporio Jets, and Robert Vidal
- Clarke
- 1:20-cv-04933
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In Utica Leaseco v. Spatium Enterprise, Judge Clarke entered default judgment awarding damages, fees, interest, and costs.
Utica Leaseco, LLC was awarded the listed damages, premium, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs. Spatium Enterprise LLC and Robert Vidal were subjected to the default judgment, and the case was closed.
What happened
In Utica Leaseco, LLC v. Spatium Enterprise LLC, d/b/a Emporio Jets, and Robert Vidal, the court considered a magistrate judge’s recommended amounts after previously granting Utica Leaseco’s request for default judgment. The parties did not file objections to the recommendation.
The court adopted the recommendation in full. It directed entry of judgment against Spatium Enterprise LLC and Robert Vidal for $418,006.55 in contract damages, a $10,000 prepayment premium, $338,441.18 in interest, $259,642 in attorneys’ fees, and $8,253.63 in costs.
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Because this was a default judgment based on the defendants’ failure to defend, the court’s order is classified as procedural rather than a decision reached after testing the contract claims on the merits.
The detailed version
- Utica Leaseco v. Spatium Enterprise LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04933
- Clarke
- Nov. 20, 2025
Background
On April 8, 2025, the court granted Utica Leaseco, LLC’s motion for default judgment and sent the case to Magistrate Judge Cave to determine the amounts to include in the judgment. A report and recommendation filed on October 15, 2025, recommended awarding Utica Leaseco:
- $418,006.55 in compensatory damages for breach of contract; - $10,000 in a prepayment premium; - $338,441.18 in interest; - $259,642 in attorneys’ fees; and - $8,253.63 in costs.
The deadline for objections was October 30, 2025. Neither Utica Leaseco nor defendants Spatium Enterprise LLC and Robert Vidal filed objections or requested more time to object.
Court’s Review
Because no timely objections were filed, the court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error on the face of the record rather than conducting a fresh review of disputed portions. The court found the report and recommendation well reasoned and supported by the facts and law. It also stated that the parties had waived their right to object to the recommendation or obtain appellate review.
Ruling
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety. The court directed the Clerk of Court to enter default judgment against Spatium Enterprise LLC and Robert Vidal, awarding Utica Leaseco the five amounts recommended: compensatory damages of $418,006.55, a $10,000 prepayment premium, interest of $338,441.18, attorneys’ fees of $259,642, and costs of $8,253.63. The court further directed the Clerk to close the case.
Classification
This is a procedural order under the stated classification convention because it enters default judgment following the defendants’ failure to defend; the claims were not tested through an adversarial merits decision.
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