Filed: Nov. 13, 2018
Latest Update: Nov. 13, 2018
Summary: ORDER GRANTING DEFAULT JUDGMENT JOSE L. LINARES , District Judge . This matter come before the Court by way of Plaintiffs Government Employees Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, and GEICO Casualty Company's (collectively, "Plaintiffs" or "GEICO") motion for entry of default judgment against Defendants Ata Chaudhry a k a Danny Chaudhry ("A. Chaudhry"), Sadia Chaudhry ("S. Chaudhry") and Hudson Radiology Center of NJ Corp. a k/a MRNJ Radiology Center
Summary: ORDER GRANTING DEFAULT JUDGMENT JOSE L. LINARES , District Judge . This matter come before the Court by way of Plaintiffs Government Employees Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, and GEICO Casualty Company's (collectively, "Plaintiffs" or "GEICO") motion for entry of default judgment against Defendants Ata Chaudhry a k a Danny Chaudhry ("A. Chaudhry"), Sadia Chaudhry ("S. Chaudhry") and Hudson Radiology Center of NJ Corp. a k/a MRNJ Radiology Center ..
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ORDER GRANTING DEFAULT JUDGMENT
JOSE L. LINARES, District Judge.
This matter come before the Court by way of Plaintiffs Government Employees Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, and GEICO Casualty Company's (collectively, "Plaintiffs" or "GEICO") motion for entry of default judgment against Defendants Ata Chaudhry a k a Danny Chaudhry ("A. Chaudhry"), Sadia Chaudhry ("S. Chaudhry") and Hudson Radiology Center of NJ Corp. a k/a MRNJ Radiology Center a. . . Ida North Jersey Radiology Center ("Hudson Radiology") (collectively, the "Defaulting Defendants") under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2). This Court, upon review of the record, makes the following findings:
On July 30, 2018, the Clerk of Court entered defaults against the Defaulting Defendants for their failure to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint.
The Defaulting Defendants are not minors, incompetent persons, or current members of the military service.
I. Ata Chaudhry, Sadia Chaudhry and Hudson Radiology
Plaintiffs have established that the Defaulting Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for damages in the amount of $952,853.29 based on the fraudulent billing submitted or caused to be submitted through Hudson Radiology for purported magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") and radiography ("X-ray") services, together with treble damages under the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act resulting in total damages of $2,858,559.87.
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 13th day of November, 2018
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgement is hereby GRANTED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment is hereby entered against A. Chaudhry and in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $2,858,559.87;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment is hereby entered against S. Chaudhry and in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $2,858,559.87;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment is hereby entered against Hudson Radiology and in favor of Plaintiffs in the amount of $2,858,559.87; and,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this judgment shall bear interest at the judgment rate8056224180562241 from the date of entry until paid.