Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund, et al. v. Superior Air, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia adopted a magistrate judge’s report recommending default judgment against Superior Air, Inc. The court granted the plaintiffs’ motion and directed entry of default judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 for $61,908.64, consisting of damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.

Holdings

1. When no objections are filed to a magistrate judge’s recommendation, the district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record before accepting the recommendation.
2. Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment was granted, and default judgment was entered in their favor against Superior Air, Inc. in the total amount of $61,908.64, including $56,362.40 in damages and $5,546.24 in attorneys’ fees and costs.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge’s recommendation and grant plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment where no objections were filed.
2. Whether default judgment should be entered against Superior Air, Inc. under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 in the amount recommended by the magistrate judge.

Disposition

other