Random Access, Inc. v. Atlanta Datacom, Inc.

Blackburn, Judge.

On October 11, 1996, Random Access, Inc. was added as a defendant to a lawsuit brought by Atlanta Datacom, Inc. (AdCom) to collect payments for certain telecommunications equipment.1 In its order adding Random Access, the trial court did not require Random Access to file an answer. AdCom’s second amended complaint, naming Random Access as á party, was filed ten days later, on October 21, 1996. Although Random Access acknowledged service of the complaint on November 12, 1996, it did not file an answer. However, it did participate in a consolidated pretrial order which included…