Legal Opinion
CSXT Intermodal, Inc. v. Mercury Cartage, LLC
District Court, D. Maine
Decided November 9, 2010No. 2:10cv-359-JAWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.
Simply because a plaintiff is certain of a sum does not make a damage claim a sum certain within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(1). Because the plaintiff failed to establish under KPS & Assocs. v. Designs by FMC, Inc., 318 F.3d 1 (1st Cir.2003) that it is seeking a sum certain under Rule 55(b)(1), the Court dismisses without prejudice the plaintiffs motion for entry of default judgment.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
On August 24, 2010, CSXT Intermodal, Inc. (CSXT) filed a complaint against Mercury…
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