PALMS v. CAESAR ENTERTAINMENT CORP, ET AL.

Filing 15

ORDER denying Pltf's 9 Motion for Default Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Jerome B. Simandle on 8/12/2014. (drw)n.m.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

CURTIS L. PALMS,
HONORABLE JEROME B. SIMANDLE
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action
No. 14-3330 (JBS/AMD)

CAESAR ENTERTAINMENT CORP.,
et al.,
ORDER
Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on a motion for
default judgment by Plaintiff Curtis L. Palms, who proceeds
pro se and in forma pauperis. [Docket Item 9.] The
summonses were returned executed by U.S. Marshal on July
24, 2014, for Defendants Caesar Entertainment Corp., Mynor
Gonzalez, Veronica Kelly, Ron Pisko, Lloyd Reynolds, and
Pinter Vaughn. [Docket Item 8.] Under Fed. R. Civ. P.
12(a)(1)(A)(i), a defendant must serve an answer or
dismissal motion within 21 days after being served with the
summons and complaint, unless the time to respond is
extended. Twenty-one days have not yet elapsed since
Defendants were served with a summons and a copy of the
Complaint. The Defendants are not in default. Therefore,
the motion for default judgment is premature and is denied.
IT IS this

12th

day of

August

, 2014, hereby

ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment
[Docket Item 9] is DENIED.

s/ Jerome B. Simandle
JEROME B. SIMANDLE
Chief U.S. District Judge

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