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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

James Athans, Jr., 

Plaintiff, 

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Starbucks Coffee Co.,

Defendant. 

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No. CV-06-1841-PHX-DGC

ORDER

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default against Defendant

pursuant to Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dkt. #7. For the reasons set

forth below, the Court will deny the motion.

Rule 55 provides that the clerk shall enter a party’s default when the party fails

to plead or otherwise defend an action as provided by the rules of procedure. Fed. R. Civ.

P. 55(a). Rule 12 provides that a defendant must respond to a complaint within 20 days of

being served with process. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A).

Plaintiff served Defendant on July 7, 2006. Dkt. #1 ¶ A. Defendant filed a motion

to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) on July 27, 2006. Dkt. #5. Defendant has

thus satisfied Rule 12 by moving to dismiss the complaint within 20 days of being served

with process. See King v. Russell, 963 F.2d 1301, 1305 n.2 (9th Cir. 1992) (“Rule 12 allows

. . . defendants 20 days after service to file a motion to dismiss.”). The Court accordingly

will deny Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default.

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IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default (Dkt. #7) is denied.

DATED this 22nd day of November, 2006.

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