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Parties Involved:
Bank of America
Defendant
Fortis Benefits Insurance Company
Defendant
Shauni Williams
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHAUNI WILLIAMS, No. CIV S-02-2347-DFL-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

BANK OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

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On April 14, 2003, plaintiff filed an amended complaint adding Bank of America

as a defendant. Following dismissal of defendant Fortis Benefits Insurance Company on March

28, 2005, defendant Bank of America is the sole remaining defendant to this action. The

amended complaint appears to have been properly served, via certified mail, on June 24, 2004. 

United States Post Office records submitted to the court by plaintiff show that the amended

complaint was received by defendant Bank of America. To date, defendant Bank of America has

failed to respond to plaintiff’s amended complaint. 

On September 9, 2004, plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment against

defendant Bank of America. On August 9, 2005, the court denied plaintiff’s motion for default

without prejudice and ordered defendant Bank of America to show cause in writing, within 20

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days from the date of the order, why default judgment should not be entered against it. That order

was subsequently returned by the United States Post Office as undeliverable. Upon review of the

court’s file, it appeared that the August 9, 2005, order was not sent to the address shown on

plaintiff’s service records. By order issued on September 9, 2005, defendant Bank of America

was re-served and granted additional time to respond to the court’s order to show cause. The

court’s order was served on defendant Bank of America at the following address:

Secretary, Employee Benefits Administrative Committee

C/o Bank of America NT & SA

Benefits Program #3994

Post Office Box 37022

San Francisco, CA 94137

The court’s September 9, 2005, order was also returned as undeliverable because the post office

box has been closed. 

Upon contacting Bank of America’s customer service department, the court’s staff

was informed that the proper address for all legal notices is as follows:

Bank of America

CA9-705-05-07

1000 West Temple Street, 5th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90012

The court will, therefore, direct that the August 9, 2005, and September 9, 2005, orders be re-sent

to defendant Bank of America at this address. Defendant Bank of America will be provided an

additional opportunity to respond to the court’s orders to show cause.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to re-serve the court’s August 9, 2005,

and September 9, 2005, on defendant Bank of America at the following address:

Bank of America

CA9-705-05-07

1000 West Temple Street, 5th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90012

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2. Defendant Bank of America shall respond to the court’s orders to show

cause within 30 days of the date of service of this order.

DATED: October 19, 2005.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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