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Montgomery v. Florida First Financial Group, Inc.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
Aug 11, 2008
Case No. 6:06-cv-1639-Orl-31KRS (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2008)

Summary

finding costs award under 15 U.S.C. § 1692k to be limited to costs allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 1920, which include filing fees and private process server fees not in excess of statutory fees authorized for service by the marshal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1921

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Opinion

Case No. 6:06-cv-1639-Orl-31KRS.

August 11, 2008


ORDER


This cause comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. No. 55) filed April 21, 2008.

On July 21, 2008, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a report (Doc. No. 57) recommending that the motion be granted in part and denied in part. No objections have been filed. Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:

On paragraph 2 of page 28 of the Report and Recommendation it references that the Report is "Amended".

1. The Report and Recommendation is CONFIRMED and ADOPTED as part of this Order.

2. The Motion for Default Judgment is GRANTED in part.

3. The clerk shall enter a default judgment against the Defendant Florida First Financial Group, Inc., in the total amount of $59,059.82 which consists of $2,000.00 for actual, statutory and punitive damages, $55,836.75 in attorney's fees and $1,223.07 in costs.

4. The clerk shall notify the Florida Bar (ATTN: UPL Counsel) and the Florida Supreme Court of the potential violation of the Florida Supreme Court's injunction as set forth in the The Florida Bar vs. Florida First Financial Group, Inc., 695 So. 2d 275 (Fla. 1999).

5. The clerk is directed to close the file.

DONE and ORDERED.


Summaries of

Montgomery v. Florida First Financial Group, Inc.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
Aug 11, 2008
Case No. 6:06-cv-1639-Orl-31KRS (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2008)

finding costs award under 15 U.S.C. § 1692k to be limited to costs allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 1920, which include filing fees and private process server fees not in excess of statutory fees authorized for service by the marshal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1921

Summary of this case from Selby v. Christian Nicholas Associates, Inc.

In Montgomery, 2008 WL 3540374, at *3-4, 9-10, the court awarded $500.00 in statutory damages where the defendant repeatedly threatened to arrest the plaintiff and her mother if the debt was not paid, but the frequency of the calls was relatively minimal.

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Case details for

Montgomery v. Florida First Financial Group, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:HELEN MONTGOMERY, Plaintiff, v. FLORIDA FIRST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division

Date published: Aug 11, 2008

Citations

Case No. 6:06-cv-1639-Orl-31KRS (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2008)

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