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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Other Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

WESTERN DIVISION 

CEDRICK SIMPSON, Sr. PLAINTIFF 

v. No. 4:17-cv-461-DPM 

GREG SIEGLER, individually and 

in his official capacity 

ORDER 

DEFENDANT 

1. Siegler' s motion to set aside the Clerk's default, NQ 11, is 

granted. Service on Siegler was bad. The Marshal sent the summons 

and complaint by certified mail, but didn't restrict delivery to Siegler 

or his agent for service. NQ 6-1. Siegler was out of town when the letter 

arrived; and the person who received it wasn't Siegler' s agent. Ng 6-1 

& NQ 12 at 5. All this is insufficient to justify a default. FED. R. Crv. P. 

4(e)(1); ARK. R. Crv. P. 4(d)(8)(A)(i). The Clerk's default, NQ 8, is 

vacated. 

2. Simpson's motion to strike, NQ 13, is denied. Siegler is 

entitled to defend against Simpson's claims on the merits. Simpson 

must therefore respond to Siegler' s motion to dismiss by 1 December 

2017. 

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So Ordered. 

D.P. Marshall fr. United States District Judge 

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