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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,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-02-2347 DFL CMK PS

vs.

FORTIS BENEFITS INSURANCE

COMPANY, et al., 

Defendants. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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

as a defendant. On March 28, 2005, the court granted defendant Fortis Benefits Insurance

Company’s motion to dismiss. As a result, Bank of America is the only remaining defendant in

this action. 

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

defendant Bank of America. See Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 55(a). Plaintiff appears to have properly

served her amended complaint on defendant Bank of America. (See Docket No. 28.) To date, 

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however, defendant Bank of America has not filed an answer or motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P.

Rule 12.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendant Bank of America shall show cause, in writing, within 20 days from

the date of this order, why default judgment should not be entered for defendant’s failure to

comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12; 

2. Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment filed September 9, 2004, is denied

without prejudice; and

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve this order at each of the following

locations:

 a.) Secretary, Employee Benefits, Administrative Committee, c/o

 Bank of America NT & SA, Benefits Programs

 #3994, P.O.Box 37022

 San Francisco, CA 94137 

 b) Kristine K. Blanco, Seyfarth Shaw

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, CA 95814-4428

Failure to comply with this order may result in a recommendation that default

judgment be entered against defendant Bank of America.

DATED: August 9, 2005.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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