Opinion
Case No: 16-10855
08-16-2016
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. BARI J. MACNEILL D/B/A MACNEILL CONTRACTING AND PENNY RISTEAU, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JASON ROBERT RISTEAU, DECEASED, Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
On March 9, 2016, Plaintiff filed this lawsuit against Defendants seeking a declaration that Plaintiff has no duty to provide coverage or a defense to Defendant Bari MacNeill, d/b/a MacNeill Contracting ("MacNeill"), for the claims brought against him in an underlying state court action. Plaintiff served MacNeill with a Summons and copy of the Complaint on April 26, 2016. (ECF No. 10.) When MacNeill failed to timely respond to the Complaint, Plaintiff obtained a Clerk's Entry of Default on June 6, 2016 (ECF No. 14), and filed a motion for default judgment on July 15, 2016. (ECF No. 18.) The Court held a motion hearing on August 16, 2016. MacNeill failed to appear at the hearing or otherwise respond to the motion for default judgment.
The Court concludes that Plaintiff is entitled to a default judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for default judgment is GRANTED.
s/ Linda V. Parker
LINDA V. PARKER
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: August 16, 2016 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record and/or pro se parties on this date, August 16, 2016, by electronic and/or U.S. First Class mail.
s/Keisha Jackson
Case Manager