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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL )

ASSOCIATION, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 1:08cv385-MHT

) (WO) 

KENT-THORNTON-MEADOWS ) 

FUNERAL HOME, INC., and )

DAVID M. MEADOWS, JR., )

)

Defendants. )

OPINION

By order entered on September 25, 2008, this court

required that plaintiff Wachovia Bank, National

Association respond to the following show-cause

directive:

“Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 4(m), the Court hereby

provides notice to Plaintiff that the

Court finds Plaintiff has failed to

cause service to be made upon Defendant

Kent-Thornton and Defendant Meadows

within 120 days after the filing of the

Complaint in this action on May 23,

2008. It is the present intention of

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this Court to dismiss all claims against

Defendants without prejudice after

October 31, 2008 unless Plaintiff shows

good cause for its failure to comply

with the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure 4 before that date.” 

Order (Doc. No. 7), at 4. Wachovia Bank has filed

nothing at all within the time allowed in response to the

show-cause directive. Accordingly, pursuant to the showcause directive, this court will dismiss this case in its

entirety without prejudice. 

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 10th day of November, 2008.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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