Free Order on Motion for Default Judgment - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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6 l IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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9 Richard Buhl, a married man, · No. CV 02-2623-PHX—JAT
10 Plaintiff, ORDER
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19 Pending before the Court is Alta’s Rule 55(b)(l) Motion for Default Judgment against
20 Hollander Distribution Systems, Inc. (Doc. # 100). Rule 55(b)( l ), Fed. R. Civ. P. allows the
21 Cle_rk of Court to enter default judgment when a party has failed to appear. Here, Hollander
22 Distribution Systems appeared and defended in this action, including filing and defending
23 summary judgment motions. The fact that its answer was later stricken for failing to obtain
24 counsel does not alter this fact. Therefore, judgment cannot be entered under Rule 55(b)(1).
25 I Direct Mail Specialists, Inc. v. Eclot Computerized Technologies, 840 F.2d 685, 689 (9* Cir.
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1 Accordingly,
2 IT IS ORDERED that Alta’s Rule 55(b)(l) Motion for Default Judgment against
3 Hollander Distribution Systems, Inc. (Doc. # 100) is DENIED without prejudice to Alta
4 moving under Rule 55(b)(2).
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6 DATED day of June, 2005
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