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Briggs v. Godby

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 2009
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-5239 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 10, 2009)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-5239.

December 10, 2009


ORDER


AND NOW, this 10th day of December, 2009, upon consideration of Defendant Montgomery County's Renewed Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint (Docket No. 23), Plaintiff Syeed Briggs's Opposition and Motion for Default (Docket No. 24), and Defendant's Memorandum of Law in Response to Plaintiff's Opposition Motion (Docket No. 25), it is hereby ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff's Request for Default Judgment is DENIED;
2. Defendant Montgomery County's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint is GRANTED;
3. Plaintiff is put on notice, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), that failure to properly serve Defendant James Godby within thirty days from the date of this Order shall result in dismissal of the Complaint against him.

It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

Briggs v. Godby

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 10, 2009
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-5239 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 10, 2009)
Case details for

Briggs v. Godby

Case Details

Full title:SYEED BRIGGS, Plaintiff, v. JAMES GODBY, JEFF McGEE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 10, 2009

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-5239 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 10, 2009)

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