Henry et al v. Community of Hope Center, Inc. et al

Filing 38

ORDER directing the clerk to STRIKE 6 Answer from the record and enter default against it. Plaintiffs are DIRECTED to move for default judgment against Defendant Community of Hope Center, Inc. within 30 days of the Clerk's Entry of Default. ( Compliance due by 1/26/2017.) Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 12/27/2016. (maa)

FILED

U.S. DISTRICT COUfiT
AU-'JSTA DIV.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

2016 DEC 27 AH 10=

DUBLIN DIVISION

' 1ST. OF GA.
WILLIE MACK HENRY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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V.

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CV 314-118

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COMMUNITY OF HOPE CENTER, INC.,*

d/b/a WALTER WESLEY JOYNER

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ACADEMY and JOHNNY VAUGHN,

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Defendants.

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ORDER

On May 23, 2016, this Court stayed all deadlines in the
case

to give

the

parties

an opportunity

to engage

magistrate-supervised settlement conference.

in a

Unfortunately,

the settlement conference has not taken place because defense

counsel were permitted to withdraw from their representation
of

Defendants

Defendant

on

September

Community

of

Hope

6,

2016.

Center,

Since
Inc.,

that

has

time,

remained

unrepresented.
By its Orders of September 6 and November 9, 2016, the
Court forewarned Defendant Community of Hope Center, Inc.,
that its failure to retain counsel would result in sanctions.

Indeed,

on

November

9,

2016,

Defendant

Community of

Hope

Center, Inc., was given fourteen days to either retain counsel
or show cause why the Court should not strike its answer and