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Parties Involved:
Ray Allen
Defendant
Emerald Energy, LLC
Defendant
John King
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN KING, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

EMERALD ENERGY, LLC, a Delaware

company, and RAY ALLEN, an individual,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-02128-LJO-SMS

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDING

ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST

DEFENDANT EMERALD ENERGY

(Doc. 29)

Plaintiff John King, by his attorneys Coleman & Horowitt, LLP, seeks Default Judgment

against Defendant Emerald Energy, LLC, to collect principal and interest on four notes: (1)

$35,000.00 plus interest at the rate of twelve percent (12 %) from April 10, 2008; (2) $34,279.00

plus interest at the rate of twelve percent (12 %) from May 23, 2008; (3) $30,000.00 plus interest

at the rate of twelve percent (12 %) from June 2, 2008; and (4) $15,000.00 plus interest at the

rate of twelve percent (12 %) from July 2, 2008 (Doc. 2). Despite repeated requests, the

principal of Emerald Energy has failed to secure counsel to represent the corporation. See 28

U.S.C. § 1654; Local Rule 83-183. On July 1, 2010, the magistrate judge struck Defendant

Emerald Energy’s prior “answer,” and ordered Emerald Energy to retain counsel and file its

answer within fourteen days. Defendant Emerald Energy having failed to retain counsel and file

an answer in this matter or to otherwise respond to the magistrate’s order, on July 20, 2010, the

magistrate recommended that this Court enter a default judgment against Emerald Energy.

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The Findings and Recommendations were served on the parties and contained notice to

the parties that any objections to the Findings and Recommendations were to be filed within

thirty days. No party to this action has filed any objections to the findings and recommendations.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted

a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the

Findings and Recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis.

Accordingly, this Court hereby ADOPTS in full the Findings and Recommendations,

filed July 19, 2010, and ORDERS

1. Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is granted; 

2. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff John King and against

Defendant Emerald Energy, LLC, for damages including (a) principal and interest

due on all four notes: (1) $35,000.00 plus interest at the rate of twelve percent (12

%) from April 10, 2008; (2) $34,279.00 plus interest at the rate of twelve percent

(12 %) from May 23, 2008; (3) $30,000.00 plus interest at the rate of twelve

percent (12 %) from June 2, 2008; and (4) $15,000.00 plus interest at the rate of

twelve percent (12 %) from July 2, 2008 (Doc. 2); (b) attorneys’ fees and costs

totaled $3,650.00; (c) prejudgment interest from December 7, 2009, the date of

filing of the complaint, through the entry of judgment; and post-judgment interest

at the federal rate calculated pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1961; and

3. Plaintiff shall prepare and submit to this Court for signing the form of judgment,

including calculation of the damages set forth in paragraph 2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2010 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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