alvarado et al v. curtis et al
Filing
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ORDER DENYING 5 Plaintiffs' Motion for Default Judgment and Requiring Defendant City of Detroit to File an Amended Answer. Amended Answer due by 7/13/2011. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Goltz, D)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ARTURO ALVARADO, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Civil Action No.
11-CV-12056
vs.
HON. MARK A. GOLDSMITH
AUDREY CURTIS, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND
REQUIRING DEFENDANT CITY OF DETROIT TO FILE AN AMENDED ANSWER
This matter came before the Court today for telephonic hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for
entry of default and default judgment against Defendant City of Detroit (“the City”). Docket
Entry (“D.E.”) 5. For the reasons stated on the record, the Court denies the motion, but orders
the City to file and serve an amended answer on or before July 13, 2011 addressing the
paragraphs of the Complaint that were not specifically referenced by number in the “Tenth
Defense” of the Answer filed by the City. In the amended answer, the City must specifically
admit, deny, or state that it lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief about the
truth of all such allegations.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 29, 2011
s/Mark A. Goldsmith
MARK A. GOLDSMITH
United States District Judge
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record
and any unrepresented parties via the Court's ECF System to their respective email or First Class
U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on June 29, 2011.
s/Deborah J. Goltz
DEBORAH J. GOLTZ
Case Manager
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