SECURED CAPITAL GROUP LLC v. PENSACOLA HERITAGE INVESTMENTS LLC et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
SECURED CAPITAL GROUP, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No. 3:25cv610-MCR-HTC
PENSACOLA HERITAGE
INVESTMENTS, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation on December 12,
2025, ECF No. 65. 	The parties have been furnished a copy of the Report and
Recommendation and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant
to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). There have been no timely field
objections.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation and the record, I have
determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:
1. 	The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 65, is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this Order.
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2. 	Secured Capital’s Motion to Strike Answer and Grant Default Judgment
for Perjury and Discovery Abuse, and in the Alternative, Motion for Summary
Judgment, ECF Nos. 46, 47, & 48, is GRANTED to the extent that:
(a) 	Defendants’ answer, ECF No. 21, is STRICKEN;
(b) 	an appropriate sanction for Defendants’ litigation misconduct is to enter
default judgment on all of Secured Capital’s claims;
(c) 	Secured Capital is entitled to $2,488,500 in compensatory damages;
(d) 	this matter is referred to the assigned Magistrate Judge to conduct further
proceedings, including a hearing, to determine the amount of punitive
damages, as well as reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, that Secured
Capital should be awarded.
3. 	Defendants’ Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer, ECF Nos. 54
& 55, is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED this 1 st day of May 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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