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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST, INC, and COMET CONES, CO. F/S/O MICHAEL COVERT Petitioners, v. BEG PRODUCTIONS, LLC and HOWARD L. BALDWIN Respondents.

[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT

STEPHEN WILSON, District Judge

Pursuant to the to the Court's Order dated March 23, 2010 granting Petitioners' Motion,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that judgment be entered in this proceeding as follows:

1. The Arbitrator's Opinion and Award ("Award") signed by R. Douglas Collins, the sole neutral Arbitrator, on July 31, 2008 is confirmed in all respects.

2. BEG Productions, LLC and Howard Baldwin are jointly ordered to pay to the WGAW on behalf of Comet Cones, Co. f/s/o Michael Covert in the principal amount of Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($69,957.00), together with interest on $14,957.00 at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month from December 19, 2005 and interest on the remaining $55,000.00 at the rate of one and one-half (1.5%), PER MONTH FROM SEPT. 15 2006 with interest accruing at said rate until the unpaid compensation is paid in full.

3. BEG Productions, LLC and Howard Baldwin are jointly ordered to pay to the WGAW on behalf of Comet Cones, Co. f/s/o Michael Covert contributions to the Writers' Guild-Industry Health Fund ("Health Fund") and the Producers-Writers Guild of America Pension Plan ("Pension Plan") in the principal amount of Ten Thousand Five-Hundred Forty-Three and 47/100 Dollars ($10,143.47), together with interest on $2,168.77 at the rate of 83/100 percent (.83%) per month from December 19, 2005 and interest on the remaining $7,975.00 at the rate of 83/100 percent (.83%) from September 15, 2006, with interest accruing at said rate until the Health Fund and Pension Plan contributions are paid in full.

4. BEG Productions, LLC and Howard Baldwin are jointly ordered to pay to the WGAW its half share of the arbitrator's fee of $1,600.00, in the amount of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00).

5. BEG Productions, LLC and Howard Baldwin are jointly ordered to pay to the WGAW its half share of the court reporter's fee of $734.25, in the amount of Three Hundred Sixty-Seven and 12/100 Dollars ($367.12).

6. BEG Productions, LLC and Howard Baldwin are jointly ordered to pay to the WGAW costs and attorney's fees in the amount of $2,350.00.

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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA v. BEG PRODUCTIONS, LLC (C.D.Cal. 4-1-2010)
(Apr 1, 2010)