Dukes v. Quality Mental Health, Inc. et al

Filing 32

ORDER granting 27 Motion to Vacate Clerk's Entry of Default as to H.L. Hodges; and Dismissing Cause as to H.L. Hodges with prejudice. Signed by District Judge Sharion Aycock on 10/26/18. (jla)

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
FLORA DUKES
VS.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 4:18-CV-063-SA-JMV

QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH, INC. f/k/a
LIFE HELP, INC., BEACON HARBOR, INC.,
BEACON HARBOR II, INC., & H.L. HODGES

DEFENDANTS

ORDER VACATING CLERK’S ENTRY OF DEFAULT AND
DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT AS TO DEFENDANT H. L. HODGES ONLY, WITH
PREJUDICE
THIS matter is before the Court upon the Joint Motion of the Plaintiff and all Defendants
who have appeared in this action seeking Vacation of the Clerk’s Entry of Default entered against
Defendant H. L. Hodges on August 27, 2018 [Doc. 25] and Dismissal of the Complaint as to
Defendant H. L. Hodges only, with Prejudice, [Doc. 27] and the Court being advised in the
premises that the parties have agreed to this relief on the basis that Mr. Hodges died prior to the
filing of suit, and finding that the agreement of the parties should be made a Consent Order of this
Court, does hereby order that the Clerk’s Entry of Default against H. L. Hodges of August 27,
2018 [Doc. 25] is hereby vacated and the Complaint is dismissed with prejudice as to Defendant
H. L. Hodges, only. In all other respects, the Complaint shall remain pending.
ORDERED and ADJUDGED, this the 26th day of October, 2018.

/s/ Sharion Aycock
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Approved:

/s/ Casey Langston Lott____________
CASEY LANGSTON LOTT, ESQ.

/s/ Glen J. Dunn_________________
GLEN J. DUNN, ESQ.

/s/ Jeffrey Grant Brown_____________
JEFFREY GRANT BROWN, ESQ.

/s/ Martin Joseph Regimbal___________
MARTIN JOSEPH REGIMBAL, ESQ.