The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in
its individual capacity but solely AS TRUSTEE
FOR the RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT,
Plaintiff,
“against: NOT FOR PUBLICATION
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
JAGERNAUTH 8S. M. HARILAL, NEW YORK 19-cv-7034 (CBA) (JRC)
CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT,
NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, and NEW YORK CITY
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD,
Defendants.
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AMON, United States District Judge:
On December 16, 2019, plaintiff U.S. Bank National Association (“Plaintiff”), not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee of the RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, commenced this
action against Jagernauth S. M. Harilal (“Harilal”) to foreclose a mortgage (the “Mortgage”)
assigned to Plaintiff and encumbering 1097 Glenmore Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11208 (the
“Property”). (ECF Docket Entry (“D.E.”) # 1 (Compl.”).) Plaintiff seeks the principal balance
due and owing on the note and Mortgage, as well as late charges, taxes, assessments, insurance
premiums, and other charges Plaintiff paid “to protect the value of the Property and its rights in
the Property.” (Id. ] 20-21.) Plaintiff also named as defendants the New York City Department
of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), New York City Housing Development
Corporation (“HDC”), and New York City Environmental Control Board (“ECB”) (collectively,
with HPD and HDC, the “City Defendants,” and with HPD, HDC, and Harilal, the “Defendants”),
because they hold liens on the Property that are subject and subordinate to Plaintiff's Mortgage.
(Id, 6-8.)
On February 25, 2020, the Clerk of Court noted the defaults of Harilal and ECB. (D.E.
#14.) On October 8, 2021, Plaintiff moved for entry of default judgment against all Defendants.
(D.E. # 24.) I referred the motion to the Honorable James R. Cho, United States Magistrate Judge,
for report and recommendation. (D.E. dated October 8, 2021.) On December 14 and 15, 2021,
after failing to appear at a hearing on the motion, the City Defendants filed letters with the Court
stating that they did not object to Plaintiffs motion for default judgment and stipulating that their
liens are subordinate to Plaintiff's Mortgage. (D.E. #431, 32.) Magistrate Judge Cho
recommended that the Court grant the motion for default judgment against Harilal awarding
damages and appoint a referee to effectuate the sale of the property. (D.E. # 33 (August 2022
R&R) 10.) As to the City Defendants, Magistrate Judge Cho recommended that this Court deny
Plaintiff's motion for default without prejudice due to Plaintiff's “failure to brief default judgment
against the City Defendants” and “[P]laintiff’s failure to secure a Certificate of Default against
HPD or HDC.” (Id. 12-13.) No party objected to that R&R, and I adopted it on September 30,
2022, (See D.E. #35.)
On December 19, 2022, at the request of Plaintiff (see D.E, #37), the Clerk of Court
entered a Certificate of Default as to HPD and HDC (D.E. #38). On June 8, 2023, Plaintiff again
moved for entry of default judgment against the City Defendants. (D.E. #40.) I referred this
motion to Magistrate Judge Cho for report and recommendation. (D.E. dated July 13, 2023.)
Magistrate Judge Cho submitted an R&R recommending that this Court grant Plaintiff's motion
for default judgment. (D.E. # 44 (“R&R”) 8.)
No party has objected to the R&R, and the time for doing so has passed. When deciding
whether to adopt a report and recommendation, a district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in
whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 US.C.
§ 636(b)(1). To accept those portions of the R&R 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.” Jarvis v.
N. Am, Globex Fund, L.P., 823 F. Supp. 2d 161, 163 (E.D.N.Y. 2011) (internal quotation marks
and citation omitted). The Court has reviewed the record and, finding no clear error, adopts the
well-reasoned R&R.
Plaintiff's motion for default judgment is granted as to the City Defendants and their
interest in the Property is foreclosed.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: March wm 2024 s/Carol Bagley Amon °
Brooklyn, New York. - -— +4
United States District-Hidge