TOMPKINS JR
v.
EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
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The court denied the plaintiff's motion for a clerk's default against Experian.
Plaintiff moved for a clerk's default against Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. The motion was filed on August 31, 2023.…
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SOLUTIONS, INC. (Doc. No. 27) FILED: August 31, 2023
THEREON it is ORDERED that the motion is DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff moves for Clerk’s default against Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (Experian). Doc. No. 27. On review, however, the motion will be denied without prejudice for failure to comply with Local Rule 3.01(a). Relatedly, the motion fails to adequately address, with citation to legal authority, that service of process on Experian was proper under governing law. See generally United States
v. Donald, No. 3:09-cv-147-]-32HTS, 2009 WL 1810357, at *1 (M.D. Fla. June 24, 2009) (before a Clerk’s default can be entered against a defendant, the Court must determine that the defendant was properly served). A renewed motion, which shall be filed on or before September 15, 2023, must include a memorandum of legal authority establishing that service of process was proper under applicable law. DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on September 1, 2023.
LESLIE NOFFMAN PRICE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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