KIYO A. MATSUMOTO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs USHA Holdings, LLC ("USHA") and Atul Bhatara brought suit against defendants Franchise India Holdings, Limited ("Franchise India"), Francorp Advisors Private Limited ("FAPL"), and Gaurav Marya (collectively, "defendants") in the Supreme Court of New York, Queens County, by filing a Summons and Complaint dated June 14, 2012.
On May 21, 2014, counsel for defendants filed a motion to withdraw, citing Mr. Marya's failure to pay attorney's fees. (ECF No. 39, Notice of Motion to Withdraw.) Mr. Marya responded to defense counsel's motion to withdraw, which was the last communication from any defendant to the court.
On December 9, 2014, the Clerk of Court entered a certificate of default against defendants because no answer had been filed by any defendant. (ECF No. 49, Clerk's Entry of Default.) Plaintiff moved for entry of default judgment against defendants on December 19, 2014.
On September 11, 2015, Judge Pollak issued a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 56, Report and Recommendation ("R&R")), in which she recommended that plaintiffs be awarded judgment against defendants, jointly and severally, in the sum of $1,259,116.67 in damages; prejudgment interest for damages and lost profits at the rate of 9% per annum to be calculated by the Clerk of Court upon entry of judgment for the time periods (1) from December 5, 2008 to the date judgment is entered, based on the $30,000 principal award; (2) from November 5, 2009 to the date judgment is entered, based on the $270,000 principal award, and (3) from the relevant year-end date to the date judgment is entered for each year of plaintiffs' lost profits from the years 2010 to 2014, using the figures provided on pages 34-35 of the R&R; and post-judgment interest. (R&R at 40.) Judge Pollak further recommended that the court (1) grant plaintiffs' request for a declaratory judgment that plaintiffs are fifty percent equity owners of the license at issue in this litigation (the "License")
The R&R, which was mailed to defendants on September 11, 2015, notified the parties of the right to file written objections, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). (Id.) The statutory period for filing objections has now expired, and no objections to Judge Pollak's R&R have been filed.
In reviewing a Report and Recommendation, the district court "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Where no objection to the Report and Recommendation has been filed, the district court "need only satisfy itself that that there is no clear error on the face of the record." Urena v. New York, 160 F.Supp.2d 606, 609-10 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (quoting Nelson v. Smith, 618 F.Supp. 1186, 1189 (S.D.N.Y. 1985) (citations omitted)).
Upon a review of the Report and Recommendation, and considering that the parties have failed to object to any of Judge Pollak's thorough and well-reasoned recommendations, the court finds no clear error in the Report and Recommendation and hereby affirms and adopts the Report and Recommendation in its entirety as the opinion of the court.
Accordingly, judgment should be entered for plaintiffs and against defendants, jointly and severally, as follows: $1,259,116.67 in damages; prejudgment interest for damages and lost profits at the rate of 9% per annum to be calculated by the Clerk of Court upon entry of judgment for the time periods (1) from December 5, 2008 to the date judgment is entered, based on the $30,000 principal award; (2) from November 5, 2009 to the date judgment is entered, based on the $270,000 principal award, and (3) from the relevant year-end date to the date judgment is entered for each year of plaintiffs' lost profits from the years 2010 to 2014, using the figures provided on pages 34-35 of the R&R; and post-judgment interest. The court grants plaintiffs' request for a declaratory judgment that plaintiffs are fifty percent equity owners of the License and FAPL and are entitled to equal rights, ownership, and management of FAPL, a fifty percent share of the profits of the License and FAPL, and use of the License. Plaintiffs' request for attorney's fees and costs is denied, and plaintiffs' requests for injunctive relief and the imposition of a constructive trust are denied without prejudice. Post judgment interest shall accrue as provided by law. 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a). The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of this order and the judgment to defendants, note service on the docket, and to close this case.