Legal Opinion

CAVANAUGH v. SLOAN SERVICING/NELNET

District Court, D. Maine

Decided March 7, 2025No. 2:24-cv-00455Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE JOHN CAVANAUGH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:24-cv-00455-JAW ) SLOAN SERVICING/NELNET, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER ON MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT Based on the filings in this case, the court concludes that the pro se plaintiff failed to properly serve the defendant with a copy of the summons and complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(h)(1)(B), and therefore, the clerk’s entry of default against the unserved defendant was improper. The court therefore grants the defendant’s motion to set aside the entry of default and dismisses as…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Ahmed v. RosenblattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  3. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v. Family Restaurants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
  4. Jardines Bacata, Limited v. Aniceto Diaz-MarquezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  5. Clifton v. TombCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927

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