Filed: Dec. 07, 2011
Latest Update: Dec. 07, 2011
Summary: ORDER ARTHUR D. SPATT, District Judge. The Plaintiff, the United States of America, initiated this action on August 11, 2009 against several Defendants, to reduce to judgment certain unpaid federal tax assessments against Frank Palopoli and to foreclose federal tax liens upon certain property. Four of the Defendants, HSBC Mortgage Corporation ("HSBC"), New York State Department of Taxation & Finance (the "Department"), Winick & Rich, P.C. ("Winick"), and Nicholas & Leonard, Inc. ("Nicholas"),
Summary: ORDER ARTHUR D. SPATT, District Judge. The Plaintiff, the United States of America, initiated this action on August 11, 2009 against several Defendants, to reduce to judgment certain unpaid federal tax assessments against Frank Palopoli and to foreclose federal tax liens upon certain property. Four of the Defendants, HSBC Mortgage Corporation ("HSBC"), New York State Department of Taxation & Finance (the "Department"), Winick & Rich, P.C. ("Winick"), and Nicholas & Leonard, Inc. ("Nicholas"), a..
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ORDER
ARTHUR D. SPATT, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, the United States of America, initiated this action on August 11, 2009 against several Defendants, to reduce to judgment certain unpaid federal tax assessments against Frank Palopoli and to foreclose federal tax liens upon certain property. Four of the Defendants, HSBC Mortgage Corporation ("HSBC"), New York State Department of Taxation & Finance (the "Department"), Winick & Rich, P.C. ("Winick"), and Nicholas & Leonard, Inc. ("Nicholas"), are named as parties to this action because of their potential claim to an interest in the property upon which the United States seeks to foreclose its liens.
On October 5, 2011, the Court referred the matter to United States Magistrate Judge William D. Wall for a recommendation as to whether a motion for default judgment should be granted against HSBC, the Department, Winick, and Nicholas, and if so, to determine what relief is appropriate. On November 4, 2011, Judge Wall issued a Report recommending that a default judgment be entered against the defaulting Defendants and that an entry of judgment noting that the defaulting Defendants have no right, title, claim or interest in the property owned by the Defendants Frank Palapoli and Sandra Palapoli. To date, no objection has been filed to Judge Wall's Report and Recommendation.
In reviewing a report and recommendation, a court "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). "To accept the report and recommendation of a magistrate, to which no timely objection has been made, a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record." Wilds v. United Parcel Serv., 262 F.Supp.2d 163, 169 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (citing Nelson v. Smith, 618 F.Supp. 1186, 1189 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)). The Court has reviewed Judge Wall's Report and finds it be persuasive and without any legal or factual errors. There being no objection to Judge Wall's Report, the Court adopts the Report.
For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby:
ORDERED that Judge Wall's Report and Recommendation is adopted in its entirety, and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to enter a default judgment against the four defaulting defendants and award the relief recommended by Judge Wall; namely that the defaulting Defendants have no right, title, claim or interest in the property owned by the Defendants Frank Palapoli and Sandra Palapoli.
SO ORDERED.