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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Aug. 20, 2020

Zhang v. Zhang

Judge
Lorna Schofield
Docket
1:16-cv-04013
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Zhang v. Sunshine USA, Judge Schofield entered an amended monetary judgment against Sunshine USA for Meide Zhang and Zhongliang Qiu and awarded post-judgment interest.

Who this affects

Sunshine USA Inc. doing business as Wu Liang Ye must pay Meide Zhang $151,266.52, Zhongliang Qiu $120,044.53, and post-judgment interest for the stated period.

What happened

In Zhang v. Zhang, the court entered an amended judgment against Sunshine USA Inc., doing business as Wu Liang Ye, in favor of Meide Zhang and Zhongliang Qiu. The document says the judgment was based on the court’s earlier orders dated March 30, 2018, and September 13, 2018.

The judgment awarded Meide Zhang $151,266.52 and Zhongliang Qiu $120,044.53. It also awarded post-judgment interest against Sunshine USA for the period from August 20, 2018, through August 20, 2020, using the interest rate provided by federal law.

Judge Lorna G. Schofield entered the amended judgment on August 20, 2020. The opinion does not describe the claims, the earlier orders’ reasoning, or the basis for the amounts awarded.

The detailed version

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Case
Zhang v. Zhang · No. 1:16-cv-04013
Judge
Lorna Schofield
Date
Aug. 20, 2020

Document and disposition

The document is labeled an “Amended Proposed Judgment,” but its operative language states that judgment is entered against Sunshine USA Inc. doing business as Wu Liang Ye, in favor of Meide Zhang and Zhongliang Qiu. The judgment relies on the court’s orders dated March 30, 2018, and September 13, 2018.

Amounts awarded

The judgment awards:

- $151,266.52 to Meide Zhang; and - $120,044.53 to Zhongliang Qiu.

Post-judgment interest

The court also awards post-judgment interest against Sunshine USA for the period from August 20, 2018, through August 20, 2020. The interest is calculated using the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961, the federal statute governing interest on money judgments in civil cases in federal district court.

What the opinion does not explain

This text does not identify the underlying claims, explain the reasoning of the March 30, 2018, or September 13, 2018, orders, or state how the judgment amounts were calculated. Judge Lorna G. Schofield signed the judgment in New York, New York, on August 20, 2020.

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