Goodwin v. Hawker Dayton Corporation
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:19-cv-04284
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Goodwin v. Hawker Dayton, Judge Schofield adopted the recommendation and granted default judgment for $382,247.87 plus interest accruing at $162.63 daily.
Kaine Goodwin received a default judgment. Hawker Dayton Corp. and William Darrow II were made jointly and severally responsible for the amounts awarded.
What happened
In Goodwin v. Hawker Dayton Corporation, a magistrate judge recommended granting Kaine Goodwin’s application for default judgment. The deadline for objections was December 6, 2019, and no timely objections were filed.
The district court found no clear error in the recommendation and adopted it. The court granted default judgment and awarded Goodwin $262,020 in withdrawal liability, $105,546.87 in accrued interest, and $14,681 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield ordered that Hawker Dayton Corp. and William Darrow II were jointly and separately responsible for the judgment, and requested that the Clerk of Court close the case.
The detailed version
- Goodwin v. Hawker Dayton Corporation · No. 1:19-cv-04284
- Lorna Schofield
- Dec. 10, 2019
Background
Kaine Goodwin applied for default judgment against Hawker Dayton Corporation and William Darrow II. On November 22, 2019, Judge Gorenstein issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the application be granted.
Review of the Recommendation
The deadline for objections was December 6, 2019. No timely objections were filed. Under the governing standard, when no timely objection is made, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error on the face of the record. The court stated that it found no clear error.
Ruling
The court adopted the Report and Recommendation and granted Goodwin’s application for default judgment. It entered judgment against Hawker Dayton Corp. and William Darrow II, jointly and severally, for:
- $262,020 in withdrawal liability; - $105,546.87 in accrued interest, calculated at $162.63 per day from March 1, 2018, until judgment was entered; and - $14,681 in attorneys’ fees and costs.
The court requested that the Clerk of Court close the case.
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