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Parties Involved:
Horse Power Express
Defendant
Trust Services, Inc.
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION

TRUST SERVICES, INC. PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 03-5295

HORSE POWER EXPRESS, INC. DEFENDANT

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Now on this 19 day of August, 2005, comes on for th

consideration plaintiff's Motion For Entry Of Default Judgment

(document #13), and from said motion, and the supporting

documentation, the Court finds and orders as follows:

1. On December 10, 2003, plaintiff filed a Complaint

seeking damages for losses said to have been incurred in the

shipping of goods in interstate commerce. 

2. Repeated difficulties were encountered in obtaining

service upon the defendant, but on July 13, 2004, service was

perfected by the United States Marshal’s Service.

3. No response to the Complaint was filed by defendant, and

on August 26, 2004, the Clerk of Court entered Default against the

defendant. 

4. On May 5, 2005, plaintiff moved for Default Judgment.

The motion seeks $13,381.12 in damages; $6,000.00 in attorney’s

fees; $755.00 in costs; pre-judgment interest on $13,381.12; and

post-judgment interest. 

Documentation attached to the Complaint supports the amount

of damages, and that amount does not exceed the amount prayed for

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in the Complaint, as required by F.R.C.P. 54. A separate

Statement of Counsel supports an award of attorney’s fees in the

sum of $5,165.00. The sums for filing fee and service of process

in the amount of $755.00 are recoverable costs pursuant to 28

U.S.C. §1920. Plaintiff will be given judgment for these amounts.

Plaintiff does not suggest what the appropriate rate of prejudgment interest would be, however, and no award will be made for

that item. 

5. For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that

plaintiff's Motion For Entry Of Default Judgment (document #13)

should be, and same hereby is, granted, and by separate Judgment

entered of even date herewith, will award plaintiff judgment in

the sum of $19,301.12.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 /s/ Jimm Larry Hendren 

JIMM LARRY HENDREN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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