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Nature of Suit Code: 152
Nature of Suit: Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Default of Student Loan

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FINAL ORDER

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

BOBBIE J. MONTOYA

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814-2322

Telephone: (916) 554-2775

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Case No.: 2: 05-cv-0443-MCE-KJM

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL C. DuPRATT, )

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Defendant. )

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Through this action, the United States of America (“Government”) alleged that Defendant

Michael C. DuPratt (“Defendant”) was in default of a contract entered into between he and the U.S.

Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, the Government

averred Defendant was in breach of his contractual and statutory obligations to repay funds awarded

him through the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program. By Memorandum and Order

issued November 6, 2006, the Government’s motion for summary judgment was granted. On

November 15, 2006, the Government filed a Notice of Plaintiff United States of America’s Filing

Accounting of Damages Owed by Defendant in Compliance with the Court’s November 6, 2006

Order, along with the Declaration of Barry M. Blum (“Blum Declaration”) in support thereof.

Based upon the findings set forth in the Court’s November 6, 2006 Memorandum and Order,

the Blum Declaration and the Government’s November 15, 2006 Accounting of Damages, and the

Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is hereby

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 Damages are being calculated as if final judgment were being entered on November 16, 1

2006, the day after the Government submitted its accounting of damages, so that Defendant is not

prejudiced by the delay in the entry of final judgment. 

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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

1. The findings and conclusions set forth in the November 6, 2006 Memorandum and Order

are incorporated herein by reference. 

2. The Government is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. 

3. Judgment shall be entered against Defendant as follows:

a) As of November 15, 2006, defendant owed $277,824.82 in principal and

$518,084.13 in interest, for a total sum of $795,908.95. Blum Decl. at ¶ 14. Damages continue to

accrue on the principal in the amount of $105.22 per day until judgment is entered. Id. at ¶ 15. 

Accordingly, Defendant is adjudged to pay to the Government damages in the amount of

$796,014.17, judgment nunc pro tunc to November 16, 2006. 

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b) Post-judgment interest on all amounts awarded by this Order, at the current legal

rate, computed daily and compounded annually until paid, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961, judgment

nunc pro tunc to November 16, 2006.

c) Court costs of $49.62 for U.S. Marshals’ fees, and $250.00 docket fees, for a total

of $299.62, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1920, 1921 and 1923.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 26, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Presented by:

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 /s/ Bobbie J. Montoya 

 By: __________________________

BOBBIE J. MONTOYA

Assistant U.S. Attorney

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