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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D.C. Dock etNo. 0 :0 9- cv -6 06 48 -UU PERRY WHITE , ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Pl ai nt iff -Ap pe ll an t, EVELYNJACKS ON, et al ., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Pl ai nt iff s, ve rs us UNITED STAT ES OF AMERIC A, in cl ud in g t he Uni te d S ta te s Off ic e o f Pers on ne l M an ag em en t, etal., al on g wit h a ndin cl ud in g d.b .a. Uni te d S ta te s Po st al Serv ic e, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY, METROPOLITAN (METLIFE) LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY, ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Defen da nt s- App el le es .__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ App eal fro m

th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt forth e So ut he rnDis tri ctof F lo rid a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Ap ril 14 , 20 11 ) Befo re WILSON, PRYOR an d B LACK, Circ ui t J ud ge s. PER CURI AM: Perry Whi te ap pe al s p ro se th e d is m is sa l o f hi s co m pl ai ntto reco ve r, as a pu rp orte d b en efi ci ary, th e p ro ceed s o f a l ife in su ran ce p ol ic y th atha d b een is su ed to hi s b ro th er. Whi te arg ue s t ha t h e was en ti tl edto a de fau ltjud gm en t ag ai ns t the Uni te d S ta te s, the Fed eral Em pl oyees Gro up Life I ns ur an ce Co m pa ny, and Met ro po li ta n Li fe In su ran ce Co m pany becaus e th ey

fai le d t o re sp on d t im el y

to Whi te ’s com

pl ai ntor t o re qu es t t im el y anex te ns io n o f ti m e to res po nd . The di st ric t co urt d en ie d Whi te ’s m ot io n o n t he gro un d t ha t the de fen da nt s h adti m el y res po nd edto th e co m

pl ai nt , andth e d is tri ctco urt l at er d is m is se d Whi te ’s
co m pl ai ntwith p reju di ce. We affirm . The di stric t co urt d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n b y refu si ng to en te r a d efau lt jud gm en t ag ai ns t M etro po li ta n Li fe. Met ro po li ta n Li fe n ev er was in de fau lt
. Whi te serve d M etro po li ta n Li fe wi th th e su m m on s an d c om

pl ai nton May 26, 20 09 , andMet ro po li tan Li fe re sp on de d b y ti m el y fil in g am ot io n t o s tri ke onJu ne 29, 2 00 9. Se e Fed . R. Civ . P. 12 (a)( 1) (A)(i ). The d is tri ctco urt l at er g ran te d ast ay

an d, af te r li fti ng th e st ay

on Feb ru ary 3, 2 01 0, g ran te d M etro po li ta n Li fe u nt il Feb ru ary 16 , 20 10 , to res po ndto th e co m pl ai nt , see Fed . R. Civ . P. 12 (a)( 4) . The di st ric t co urt l at er g ran te d am ot io n t o e xt en d t he ti m e to res po ndun ti l Fe brua ry 24 , 20 10 , see Fed . R. Civ . P. 6(b )(1 )(A). Met ro po li ta n Li fe fi le d a n a ns wer t o Whi te ’s com

pl ai nton Feb ru ary 24 , 20 10
. The di stric t co urt al so di d n otab us e it s d is cret io n b y refu si ng to en te r a de fau ltjud gm en t ag ai ns t the Uni te d S ta te s. Whit e fai le d t o “ es tabl is h acla im or rig htto rel ie f” ag ai ns t the Uni te d S ta te s. Fed . R. Civ . P. 55 (d ). The d is tri ctco urt
ru le d t ha t Whi te co ul d n ot“ m ai nt ai n h is cla im ag ai ns t the Uni te d S ta te s u nd er the li m it edwaiv er o f so ve rei gn imm un it y fou ndin [th e] [Fede ral Em pl oyees’ Group Life Ins ur an ce Act ], ” 5 U.S.C. §§ 87 01 –1 6, an d Whi te di d n otch al le ng e th at de ci si on . Alth ou gh th e d is tri ctco urt g ran te d Whi te lea ve to fil e anam en de d
co m pl ai nt , Whi te refu se d t o d o s o. The di sm is sa l o f Whi te ’s com pl ai ntis AFFIRM ED.

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