Ruff v. Zumwalt, et al, No. 1:2005cv00631 - Document 229 (E.D. Cal. 2009)
Court Description: ORDER Directing Plaintiff to Lodge Proposed Order RE Prejudgment Interest on Compliance with Memorandum Decision filed November 30, 2009, signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 12/3/2009. (Kusamura, W)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 DANIEL E. RUFF, 10 Plaintiff, 11 12 vs. 13 COUNTY OF KINGS, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CV-F-05-631 OWW/GSA ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO LODGE PROPOSED ORDER RE PREJUDGMENT INTEREST IN COMPLIANCE WITH MEMORANDUM DECISION FILED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009 The Memorandum Decision filed on November 30, 2009, (Doc. 226), ruled: Here, prejudgment interest will be awarded from August 25, 2004 to November 23, 2009, less the periods from December 2, 2005, through July 5, 2007, and from December 17, 2007, through August 4, 2008, because of Plaintiff s inexcusable delay in the prosecution of this action. The rate for prejudgment interest shall be determined from the fluctuating 52-week T-Bill rate in effect during this period. Plaintiff shall prepare and lodge within five (5) days an Order setting forth the calculation of and amount of prejudgment interest to be awarded in accordance with this Memorandum Decision. 26 1 1 On November 30, 2009, Plaintiff lodged a proposed Order. 2 The proposed Order provides in relevant part: 2. Based on the August 25, 2004 inception date, the applicable rate of interest is 1.98%. See http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h1520040823. This is the average one year Treasury Bill rate in effect as of the inception date. 3 4 5 3. Based on the time period of accrual and the applicable interest rate, the accrued prejudgment interest on the $200,000 judgment is $12,116.78. This calculation assumes that interest is compounded on a yearly basis at the applicable rate, which is the manner prescribed by 28 U.S.C. ยง 1961. 6 7 8 9 Because the proposed Order applies a single average rate 10 to the entire period, the proposed Order does not comply with the 11 Memorandum Decision s holding that a fluctuating interest rate 12 applies during the applicable period interest is to be recovered. 13 Plaintiff shall prepare and lodge within five (5) days a proposed 14 Order setting forth the calculation of and amount of prejudgment 15 interest to be awarded based on the fluctuating interest rate in 16 accordance with law. 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. 18 19 Dated: 668554 December 3, 2009 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2
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