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Nature of Suit Code: 152
Nature of Suit: Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Recovery of Debt to US

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America,

Plaintiff,

v.

Archibong Ekpenyong, 

Defendant,

and

Whataburger Restaurants of Arizona, Inc.,

Garnishee.

 CV 00-116-TUC-FRZ (GEE) 

ORDER

On February 22, 2000, the Government filed this action claiming the Defendant owes

a debt to the United States as a result of an educational loan. The Defendant failed to appear,

and the Court issued a default judgment on May 2, 2000. 

Pending before the Court is a Motion for Entry of a Garnishment Disposition Order

filed by the Government on October 19, 2006. The Defendant failed to appear or file a

response.

On November 1, 2006, Magistrate Judge Glenda E. Edmonds issued her Report and

Recommendation, recommending that the District Court, after its independent review of the

record, grant the Motion for Entry of a Garnishment Disposition Order. 

The Clerk of the Court was directed to send a copy of the Report and

Recommendation to all parties. No objections have been filed. 

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The Report and Recommendation is submitted to the undersigned by random lot under

the direction of the Clerk of the Court.

The Court, having made an independent review of the record herein, finds that the

Report and Recommendations of Magistrate Judge Edmonds should be adopted as the

findings of fact and conclusions of law of this Court.

Based on the foregoing, 

IT IS ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Edmonds' Report and Recommendation is

hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and conclusions of law by this

Court;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for Entry of a Garnishment

Disposition Order is GRANTED.

 DATED this 30th day of November, 2006.

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