Legal Opinion

Washington v. M. Hanna Construction Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 14, 2008No. 08-20351UnpublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff Raymond Williams Washington, who is pro se, appeals multiple rulings by the district court in his suit against his former employer, M. Hanna Construction Inc. (“M. Hanna”), and individual Defendants Stad Carlson 1 and “Does A Thru Z.” (“A through Z Defendants”). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

Plaintiff first contends that he was entitled to default judgment against M. Hanna because its motion to dismiss was purportedly filed one day outside of the 20-day period allowed for filing a responsive pleading or motion under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12. A default judgment is a…

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