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Nature of Suit Code: 891
Nature of Suit: Agricultural Acts
Cause of Action: 07:499 Agricultural Commodities Act

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05cv1118

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VAL-PRO, INC., a corporation doing

business as VALLEY FRUIT &

PRODUCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL DAVID WILLIAMS and

TODD R. SPITZER,

Defendants. 

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Civil No. 05CV1118 JAH (AJB)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK

OF COURT TO ENTER DEFAULT

JUDGMENT AGAINST

DEFENDANT MICHAEL DAVID

WILLIAMS

On December 14, 2006, this Court held a hearing on plaintiff Val-Pro, Inc., d/b/a Valley

Fruit & Produce Co. (“plaintiff”), motion for entry of default judgment against defendant

Michael David Williams (“defendant Williams”). Default as to defendant Williams was

entered on July 24, 2006, and defendant Williams did not appear at the hearing on plaintiff’s

motion. At the hearing, the Court found that defendant had defaulted for failure to respond

to the complaint, and granted plaintiff’s motion for default judgment in the amount of

$78,645.06 for damages under 7 U.S.C. § 499e. This Court did not issue a written order

requiring the Clerk of Court to enter judgment at that time, instead, ordered plaintiff’s counsel

to submit supplemental briefing on attorneys’ fees and costs to be added to the requested

judgment amount. 

On May 25, 2007, after having received and reviewed plaintiff’s counsel’s supplemental

briefing regarding attorneys’ fees and costs, this Court entered an order affirming its prior grant

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of default judgment and amending the award to include an additional $11,451.27 in attorneys’

fees and costs, for a total default judgment award in the amount of $90,105.33 against

defendant Williams, jointly and severally with co-defendant Spitzer, along with post-judgment

interest from the date of entry of judgment at the rate of 18% per annum until paid. See Doc.

# 32. This Court now deems it appropriate to direct the clerk to enter judgment in the amount

awarded on December 14, 2006 and May 25, 2007.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall enter default

judgment against defendant Michael David Williams, jointly and severally with co-defendant

Spitzer, in the amount of $90,105.33, together with post-judgment interest at the rate of

eighteen percent (18%) per annum from the date of entry of judgment until paid.

Dated: September 20, 2007

HON. JOHN A. HOUSTON

United States District Judge

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