Ketz & Associates, Inc. v. Creative Kids Far East, Inc.

UNITEDȱSTATESȱDISTRICTȱCOURT
DISTRICTȱOFȱMINNESOTAȱ
KETZȱ&ȱASSOCIATES,ȱINC.,ȱa
Minnesotaȱcorporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
CREATIVEȱKIDSȱFARȱEAST,ȱINC.,
aȱNewȱYorkȱcorporation;ȱandȱBAP
INVESTORS,ȱLLC,ȱaȱNewȱYorkȱlimited
liabilityȱcompany,
Defendants.
CaseȱNo.ȱ23ȬCVȬ3397ȱ(PJS/EMB)
ORDER
OnȱDecemberȱ17,ȱ2025,ȱtheȱCourtȱgrantedȱ(inȱlargeȱpart)ȱtheȱmotionȱofȱplaintiff
Ketzȱ&ȱAssociates,ȱInc.ȱ(“Ketz”)ȱforȱpartialȱsummaryȱjudgmentȱonȱitsȱclaimsȱforȱbreach
ofȱcontractȱ(CountȱIII)ȱandȱstatutoryȱpenaltiesȱunderȱMinn.ȱStat.ȱ§ȱ181.145ȱ(CountȱV).ȱ
TheȱCourtȱawardedȱKetzȱ$348,506.02ȱonȱitsȱbreachȬofȬcontractȱclaimȱandȱ$288,423.10ȱin
penaltiesȱunderȱ§ȱ181.145,ȱandȱalsoȱheldȱthatȱKetzȱmayȱmoveȱforȱattorney’sȱfeesȱunder
§ȱ181.145,ȱsubd.ȱ4(b),ȱfollowingȱtheȱentryȱofȱfinalȱjudgment.
ThisȱmatterȱisȱbeforeȱtheȱCourtȱonȱKetz’sȱmotionȱtoȱwithdrawȱitsȱremaining
claimsȱinȱthisȱmatterȱandȱforȱentryȱofȱjudgment.ȱȱTheȱmotionȱisȱgranted,ȱandȱKetz’s
remainingȱclaimsȱareȱdismissedȱwithȱprejudice.ȱ
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ORDER
Basedȱonȱtheȱforegoing,ȱandȱonȱallȱofȱtheȱfiles,ȱrecords,ȱandȱproceedingsȱherein,
ITȱISȱHEREBYȱORDEREDȱTHAT:
1. 	Plaintiff’sȱmotionȱforȱpartialȱsummaryȱjudgmentȱ[ECFȱNo.ȱ80]ȱis
GRANTEDȱasȱtoȱCountsȱIIIȱandȱVȱofȱplaintiff’sȱamendedȱcomplaint.
a. 	Plaintiffȱisȱentitledȱtoȱrecoverȱ$348,506.02ȱinȱunpaidȱcommissions
fromȱdefendantsȱonȱCountȱIIIȱofȱtheȱamendedȱcomplaint.ȱ
Defendantsȱareȱjointlyȱandȱseverallyȱliableȱforȱthisȱamount.
b. 	Plaintiffȱisȱentitledȱtoȱrecoverȱ$288,423.10ȱasȱaȱpenaltyȱfrom
defendantsȱonȱCountȱVȱofȱtheȱamendedȱcomplaint.ȱȱDefendantsȱare
jointlyȱandȱseverallyȱliableȱforȱthisȱamount.
c. 	Plaintiffȱisȱentitledȱtoȱrecoverȱ“reasonableȱattorney’sȱfees”ȱfrom
defendantsȱpursuantȱtoȱMinn.ȱStat.ȱ§ȱ181.145,ȱsubd.ȱ4(b).ȱȱFollowing
theȱentryȱofȱjudgment,ȱplaintiffȱmayȱmoveȱforȱattorney’sȱfees
pursuantȱtoȱ§ȱ181.145,ȱsubd.ȱ4(b).
2. 	Plaintiff’sȱmotionȱforȱpartialȱsummaryȱjudgmentȱisȱDENIEDȱASȱMOOTȱas
toȱCountȱIIȱofȱitsȱamendedȱcomplaintȱandȱDENIEDȱasȱtoȱplaintiff’sȱclaim
forȱattorney’sȱfeesȱpursuantȱtoȱMinn.ȱStat.ȱ§ȱ325E.37,ȱsubd.ȱ5.
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3. 	Plaintiff’sȱmotionȱtoȱwithdrawȱitsȱremainingȱclaimsȱ[ECFȱNo.ȱ93]ȱis
GRANTEDȱandȱallȱremainingȱclaimsȱareȱDISMISSEDȱWITHȱPREJUDICE
withȱtheȱexceptionȱofȱitsȱclaimȱforȱattorney’sȱfeesȱunderȱMinn.ȱStat.
§ȱ181.145,ȱsubd.ȱ4(b).
LETȱJUDGMENTȱBEȱENTEREDȱACCORDINGLY.
Dated:ȱȱDecemberȱ29,ȱ2025 	/s/ȱPatrickȱJ.ȱSchiltzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
PatrickȱJ.ȱSchiltz,ȱChiefȱJudge
UnitedȱStatesȱDistrictȱCourt
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