Brown v. Phillips et al

Filing 140

DEFAULT JUDGMENT in favor of Edward Brown against Jonathan Baker. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 3/26/20. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:16-cv-00561-FDW
EDWARD EARL BROWN, JR.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ALEJANDRO PHILLIPS, et al.,
Defendants.

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DEFAULT JUDGMENT

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment against
Defendant Jonathon Baker (Doc. No. 139), and it appears from the record that:
1.

The Complaint in this action was filed on May 31, 2016 (Doc. No. 2).

2.

Service of process required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 was made on Defendant Baker on
September 20, 2018 (Doc. No. 61).

3.

Defendant was required to file an answer or other responsive pleading within 21
days after being served under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i).

4.

Defendant has not filed an answer, responsive pleading, or otherwise appeared in
the above captioned action.

5.

The time to file an answer, responsive pleading, or otherwise appear has expired as
to Defendant.

6.

The Clerk entered default against Defendant on March 5, 2020 (Doc. No. 137).

7.

Plaintiff seeks damages against Defendant Baker of a sum certain of $20,000.00
evidenced by an Affidavit filed by pro se Plaintiff (Doc. No. 139-1, p.1).

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 55(b), the Court enters judgment against
Defendant Jonathon Baker in favor of Plaintiff Edward Earl Brown, Jr., in the amount of
$20,000.00.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. No. 139) is GRANTED.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully DIRECTED to close this case.
SO ORDERED.

Signed: March 26, 2020