Andrews v. Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, DENYING 17 MOTION for Default Judgment as to Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default Judgment Against Affordable Loan Services D/B/A Churchill Financial Management Corporation filed by Christine M. Andrews.Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 1/13/2016. (jdh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
CHRISTINE M. ANDREWS,
Plaintiff,
v.
AFFORDABLE LOAN SERVICES,
d/b/a Churchill Financial Management
Corporation,
Defendant.

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Case No. 15-cv-00075-JPG-PMF

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff=s motion for default judgment as to
Defendant Affordable Loan Services (Doc. 17). Plaintiff requests default judgment against
defendant Affordable Loan Services and for the following reasons, this motion will be DENIED.
The Clerk of the Court entered a default order against Defendant Affordable Loan
Services on September 29, 2015, for failure to plead or otherwise defend in this case. Local Rule
55.1(a) states that the serving party shall give notice of the entry of the default to the defaulting
party by regular mail sent to the last known address of the defaulted party and shall certify to the
Court that notice has been sent.
Plaintiff has not certified to the Court that notice of the entry of the default was sent to
Defendant Affordable Loan Services. As such, Plaintiff=s motion for default judgment (Doc. 17)
is DENIED without prejudice for failure to comply with Local Rule 55.1.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 1/13/2016

s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE