USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: FINAL ORDER ENTERING DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST EPHRAIM EMEKA UGWUONYE

Igirigi and Ayo - and My People:

I have just started to follow this latest judgment, and came up with a table that will be helpful both in the US and in Nigeria:

                                        

TABLE 1:  RECENT COURT JUDGMENT AGAINST EMEKA UGWUONYE

S/N	ITEM	COST US Dollars	COST Nigerian Naira	COMMENT
1	Tax refund	$1,550,000.00	N255,750,000.00	@ $1 = N165
2	Compensatory damages	$1,550,000.00	N255,750,000.00
3	Pre-judgment interest	$528,179.67	N87,149,645.55
4	Attorneys' fees associated with filing its motion to compel	$1,286.25	N212,231.25	Previous order yet unpaid
5	Attorneys' fees	$103,081.25	N17,008,406.25
6	Costs	$3,157.00	N520,905.00
	Sub-total	$3,735,704.17	N616,391,188.05
7	Post-judgment interest consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 1961	???	???	Interest mounting at approx. $8,000/month….N1,320,000/month
	Grand-Total	???	???

If Emeka does not pay up now, then in 24 years, he will be owing the People of Nigeria N1 billion, at which time he will be aged about 70 years old.

When the English language talks of a "tall order", this is an example of it.

I once warned the tortoise of this senseless journey, but he wrote in court papers that I called him an animal.  When, as the Yoruba say, you use a "small matter" to cause yourself a "big headache", it is time to re-consider your ways, and ignore inconsequential hailers and miscellaneous inattentive lawyers.

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko

Shaking his head

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Igirigi <igirigiachusim@aol.com> wrote:

Ayo:

In the unlikely event that anyone has a judgement against anyone, all they can do is try and collect. Debtors are never jailed. Criminals are are. And stop dreaming. Mustapha is out and may run for president. Got it? No condition is permanent. 

And I am

Ezeana Achusim

Odi-Isaa

Nwa Dim Orioha 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 27, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Ayo Ojutalayo <ayoojutalayo@yahoo.com> wrote:

Ezeana,

Emeka has practically transplanted himself to Nigeria. Whatever judgement the Embassy get in America can easily be executed on him in Nigeria. In actual fact, it will be easier to throw him into a jail in Nigeria than in the USA for not complying with the judgement. Emeka will be of no use to any body in jail. All we (people of Nigeria) are concerned about is our money ($1.5million, interest and attorney fees) and not his imprisonment. That was why I suggested that you guys should start making donations. Putting him in jail will be housing him, feeding him and clothing him at our expense. That will not be fair to us (people of Nigeria). Since you are the only one that remain standing behind Emeka, I suggest you go into the archives of these fora and "fish out" those that joined you in pushing Emeka to this stage. They must all donate.

Ayo Ojutalayo

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From: Igirigi <igirigiachusim@aol.com>
To: afis <odidere2012@gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: IGIRIGI.....tell EMEKA UGWUONYE to PICK-AM-FOR-RACE comout America QUICK.

On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:28 AM, Igirigi <igirigiachusim@aol.com> wrote:

Afis:

I generally travel to Nigeria every year with the kids to chill. But lately, I have not been doing that. Why? The last time I visited I was told I needed police escort. I refused police escort the first day, but demanded it from the second day. 

Oh. My niece lives in Virginia. And we have been there to see her. No big deal. Every year I stop in Myrtle Beach, SC to watch folks play some golf while I chill. I have also been to Tallahassee and Pittsburg this year and we are headed to New Orleans soon. 

No shaking anywhere. No one is going to jail. And no one is paying anything. Think deep. Deeper. 

And I am

Ezeana Achusim

Odi-Isaa

Nwa Dim Orioha 

Sent from my iPhone

From: Afis <odidere2001@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 3:41 PM
Subject: [TalkNigeria] Re: Quote of the day
 

On Jul 25, 2013, at 3:39 PM, "Mr. Seyi Olu Awofeso" <awofeso@mwebafrica.com> wrote:

FINAL ORDER ENTERING DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST EPHRAIM EMEKA UGWUONYE

 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

EPHRAIM EMEKA UGWUONYE, et al.,

Defendants.

Civil Action No. 10-cv-1929 (BJR)

In accordance with the Memorandum Opinion issued today, it is hereby ORDERED:

1) Defendant Ugwuonye's motion to stay the case is DENIED;

2) Defendant Ugwuonye's motion for reconsideration of the entry of default is DENIED;

3) The Embassy's motion for default judgment against Defendant Ugwuonye is GRANTED as to compensatory damages, prejudgment interest, and post-judgment interest;

4) The Embassy's motion is DENIED as to punitive damages;

5) The Court enters a declaration that the Embassy is entitled to the tax refund of $1.55 million, plus interest;

6) The Court finds that the Embassy is entitled to $1,550,000 in compensatory damages, $528,179.67 in prejudgment interest, and post-judgment interest consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 1961;

7) The Embassy is entitled to $1,286.25 in attorneys' fees associated with filing its motion to compel, as consistent with this Court's May 14, 2013 Order resolving Plaintiff's Bill of Costs (Dkt. #130), which as yet remains unpaid; and

8) The Embassy is entitled $103,081.25 in attorneys' fees and $3,157.00 in costs.

SO ORDERED.

July 24, 2013

BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:10-cv-01929-BJR-DAR Document 152 Filed 07/24/13 Page 1 of 1

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