Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. King-Johnson et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL §
TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE §
FOR THE GSAMP TRUST 2006-S1, §
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH §
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-S1, §
§
Plaintiff, §
v. § Civil Action No. 3:23-CV-2697-L
§
SONJA RENEE KING-JOHNSON; §
DAVID HAROLD JOHNSON, III; and §
DESIREE L. RENEE JOHNSON, §
§
Defendants. §
ORDER
On October 31, 2025, the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States
Magistrate Judge (“Report”) (Doc. 25) was entered, recommending that the court grant in part
Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs (“Motion”) (Doc. 23), which was filed on April 4,
2025, after the undersigned entered default judgment against Defendants on Plaintiff’s declaratory
judgment claim and request for non-judicial foreclosure on the property at issue. In its Motion,
Plaintiff seeks $5,260.50 in attorney’s fees and $709 in costs—$5,969.50 in total—pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2). The Report recommends that the court award Plaintiff
$4,208.40 in attorney’s fees and $709 in costs—$4,917.40 in total—as a further obligation owed by
Defendants under the note and security instrument. The $4,208.40 in attorney’s fees recommended
by the magistrate judge was arrived at by using the “lodestar” method for calculating the amount of
reasonable attorney’s fees. No objections to the Report were filed.
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Having considered the Motion, supporting documentation, record in this case, and Report,
the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and
accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the court grants in part Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc.
23) to the extent that it awards Plaintiff $4,208.40 in attorney’s fees and $709 in costs for a total
award amount of $4,917.40.
It is so ordered this 5th of January, 2026.
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Sam A. Lindsay
United States District Judge
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