McNeal v. Serene Home Health Services, LLC

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON

Ashley McNeal, et al.,

Plaintiffs, Case No. 3:23-cv-013 v. District Judge Thomas M. Rose Magistrate Judge Caroline H. Gentry

Serene Home Health Services, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

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ENTRY AND ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE (DOC. 40), GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT (DOC. 39), AND TERMINATING CASE. ___________________________________________________________________________

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by the Magistrate Judge. (Doc. 40.) The Report and Recommendation is unopposed. Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), including notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file objections to the Report and Recommendation in a timely manner. United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981). The Court has reviewed the findings of the Magistrate Judge. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), this Court has made a de novo review of the record in this case. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court ADOPTS the Report and

1 Recommendations (Doc. 40) in its entirety. JUDGMENT is entered in favor of Plaintiffs against Defendants in the amount of $39,071.44 ($2,754.00 in damages to Plaintiff McNeal, $9,847.83 in damages to Plaintiff Slusher, $25,580.00 in attorneys’ fees, and $889.61 in costs), plus post-judgment interest at the statutory rate identified in 28 U.S.C. § 1961 until the judgment is satisfied. The instant case is TERMINATED on the Dockets of the United States

District Court, Western Division at Dayton. DONE and ORDERED this Wednesday, January 08, 2025.

s/THOMAS M. ROSE __________________________________

THOMAS M. ROSE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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