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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Tariq Moustapha, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Complete Credit Solutions, Inc., 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-05-4115-PHX-MHM

ORDER

The Court has reviewed Plaintiff pro se's Motion to Strike Answer and Motion for

Default Judgment (Dkt. # 7) and Defendant's Response (Dkt. # 9). Plaintiff alleges that

Defendants have violated Rule 12(a). "Unless a different time is prescribed in a statute of

the United States, a defendant shall serve an answer within 20 days of being served with the

summons and complaint . . ." Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(a)(1)(A). Plaintiff asserts entitlement to

default judgment or that the Answer be stricken because Defendant failed to answer the

Complaint within the twenty day time period prescribed by the Rule. 

Default judgments are generally disfavored, as cases should be decided upon their

merits whenever reasonably possible. Pena v. Seuros La Comerical, S.A., 770 F.2d 811, 814

(9th Cir. 1985). In this case, Defendant submitted an Answer on May 10, 2006 – two days

beyond the deadline. Though Defendant's Answer was beyond the deadline, it was filed

before Plaintiff filed the Motion to Strike the Answer and Motion for Default Judgment. The

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case can now go forward. Any delay in the case is slight and any prejudice to the Plaintiff

is minimal. 

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Strike the Answer and Motion for Default

Judgment (Dkt. #7) is denied.

DATED this 6th day of November, 2006.

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