Antonio v. Bilge Inc.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:21-cv-01871
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Antonio v. Sipsak, Judge Schofield entered default judgment awarding Antonio damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs.
Melesio Antonio received a monetary judgment; Sipsak Inc. (D/B/A Sip Sak) and Melissa Yegen were subject to the judgment and the case was closed.
What happened
In Melesio Antonio v. Sipsak Inc. (doing business as Sip Sak) and Melissa Yegen, Antonio received a default judgment after the court adopted and modified an earlier report. The order concerns unpaid overtime and spread-of-hours wages.
The court awarded Antonio $452,792.73, plus $16,054.06 in prejudgment interest calculated at $17,234.51 per year from October 29, 2021, through the judgment date. It also awarded post-judgment interest, $4,330 in attorneys’ fees, and $402 in costs, and entered judgment against the defendants.
Judge Lorna Schofield’s court entered the default judgment on October 4, 2022, and closed the case.
The detailed version
- Antonio v. Bilge Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-01871
- Lorna Schofield
- Oct. 4, 2022
Background
Melesio Antonio brought the action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated against Sipsak Inc. (doing business as Sip Sak) and Melissa Yegen. The order states that the judgment involved Antonio’s damages for unpaid overtime and spread-of-hours wages. The defendants were subject to a default judgment, meaning judgment was entered against them after they did not defend the case as required.
Court’s action
The court ordered that, for the reasons stated in its October 3, 2022, order, an earlier report was adopted in part and adopted as modified in part. The court modified Antonio’s $59,803.73 prejudgment-interest award by adding interest of $17,234.51 per year from October 29, 2021—the date his damages submission was filed—until judgment was entered.
The court awarded Antonio $452,792.73, plus $16,054.06 in prejudgment interest calculated at the stated annual rate through the judgment date. It also awarded post-judgment interest, to be calculated from the date the Clerk of Court enters judgment using the federal rate under 28 U.S.C. § 1961. In addition, Antonio was awarded $4,330 in attorneys’ fees and $402 in costs.
Disposition
The court entered default judgment against the defendants and ordered that the case be closed. Judge Lorna Schofield is identified in the supplied case information; the order itself is dated and signed by the Clerk of Court’s office.
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