THE District Court for the NMI on Tuesday granted the motion for default judgment filed by Xerox Company, which sued Imperial Pacific International for not paying services rendered and equipment it rented.
Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona awarded the plaintiff attorney’s fees and costs, and granted its request for injunctive relief. She also ordered IPI to immediately surrender the machines it rented from Xerox.
Attorney David Banes appeared for the plaintiff while attorney Tiberius Mocanu represented IPI.
The judge directed Banes to calculate the amounts and submit them to the court for review along with cost and prejudgment interest.
The court likewise noted the presence of IPI chief executive officer Ray N. Yumul and vice president for public affairs Tao Xing.
Xerox sued IPI on Dec. 23, 2020 for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit, which is Latin for “as much as he has deserved.” According to an online legal dictionary, a claim in quantum meruit is usually an action to recover the reasonable value of services rendered by one party to another.
Xerox is seeking $182,905.88 in damages plus late charges and interest to the maximum extent allowed by law.
The lawsuit also demanded the return of the devices and related equipment Xerox rented to IPI, and for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
According to the lawsuit, Xerox entered into a services master agreement with IPI on Feb. 26, 2016.
