Powers Paper, LLC v. Northstar Sourcing LLC et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
POWERS PAPER, LLC,
Plaintiff, 	CASE NO. 4:24-cv-10731-FKB-APP
v.
NORTHSTAR 	SOURCING 	LLC;
INTERNATIONAL 	PAPER
SOLUTIONS D/B/A 	NORTHSTAR
SOURCING, KOOKA USA, LLC and
JOHN KOUSSA, Individually,
Defendants
______________________________/
FINAL JUDGMENT
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, pursuant to the Clerk’s entry of
default on May 30, 2025 following Defendants’ failure to plead or otherwise respond
to the Complaint [ECF No. 33], and the Court’s Order granting Plaintiff’s Motion
for Entry of Default Judgment Against Defendants, that judgment is ENTERED in
favor of Plaintiff, POWERS PAPER, LLC, and against Defendants, NORTHSTAR
SOURCING LLC (“Northstar”), KOOKA USA, LLC (“Kooka”), and JOHN
KOUSSA on October 16, 2025 [ECF No. 39].
It further appearing that the applicable purchase orders and invoices, as set
forth in the Complaint, have been presented and marked as Exhibits by the Court,
and that proofs have been submitted of the amount due on these purchase orders and
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invoices, as more particularly described in the Complaint and Plaintiff’s Motion for
Default Judgment, as well as lawful interest from March 21, 2024, until the judgment
is paid and satisfied in full.
It is adjudged that Plaintiff, POWERS PAPER, LLC, located at 2210 E.
Evergreen Drive Appleton, Wisconsin 54913, shall recover from Defendants,
NORTHSTAR SOURCING LLC, KOOKA USA, LLC, and JOHN KOUSSA,
jointly and severely, the sum of $213,833.24, plus lawful interest from March 21,
2024, 	with lawful interest continuing to accrue until the judgment is paid and
satisfied in full, which is calculated as follows:
1. Actual Damages: $213,833.24
2. This judgment will earn interest at statutory rates, computed from the filing
date of the Complaint. Judgment interest accrued thus far is $17,742.07
and is based on MCL 600.6013 as follows:
The statutory 6-month rate(s) of:
5.39% from March 21, 2024, to June 30, 2024
5.36% from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024
5.016% from January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025
5.083% from July 1, 2025, to October 23, 2025
As such, POWERS PAPER, LLC shall be entitled to a Final Judgment against
NORTHSTAR SOURCING LLC (“Northstar”), KOOKA USA, LLC (“Kooka”),
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and JOHN KOUSSA, jointly and severely, in the amount of $231,575.31, with
lawful interest continuing to accrue until the judgment is paid and satisfied in full,
for let execution issue.
SO ORDERED.
Date: October 24, 2025 	s/F. Kay Behm
F. Kay Behm
United States District Judge
Copies provided to: Counsel of Record
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