United States of America v. Cohen, Jr. et al

Filing 14

ORDER granting 11 Motion for Entry of Clerks Default as to defendant Gettys Cohen, Jr. Signed by Julie A. Richards, Clerk of Court on 3/1/2013. (Edwards, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:12-CV-820-BO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

GETTYS COHEN, JR., et al. ,
Defendants.

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ENTRY OF DEFAULT

On December 28,2013 , the United States of America ("plaintiff') initiated this action against
Gettys Cohen, Jr., Shirley 0 . Cohen, and the North Carolina Department of Revenue [D.E. 1].
Plaintiff alleges that Gettys Cohen, Jr. was served with summons and the complaint on January 2,
2013 [D.E. 8]. On January 31 , 2013 , plaintiff moved for entry of default against Gettys Cohen, Jr.
for failure to plead or otherwise appear [D.E. 11].
Rule 55( a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for entry of default against a
party who "has failed to plead or otherwise defend." To date, Gettys Cohen, Jr. has failed to answer
or otherwise respond to plaintiffs complaint. Accordingly, plaintiffs motion is granted [D.E. 11]
and default is entered against defendant Gettys Cohen, Jr. under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55( a).
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SO ORDERED. This \~ day of March 2013.

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