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Defendant Hillary Rodham Clinton served as U.S. Secretary of State.
Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other government operations in Benghazi, Libya. Id. 15.
carry out the horrific and devastating attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
information on her e-mail server proximately caused the deaths of Plaintiffs decedents. Id. 17.
negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
claims against Secretary Clinton for defamation and false light based on this set of statements.
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11), affd, 2016 WL 3033141 (11th Cir. May 27, 2016).
a recent case in which Mr. Klayman unsuccessfully sued Secretary Clinton,4 Mr. Klayman contacted undersigned counsel and asked counsel to accept service of process for Secretary Clinton.
filed a wholly improper affidavit claiming, incorrectly, that Secretary Clinton is in default.
clerk promptly issued the requested summons. See Dkt. #6.
No. 99-cv-3281 (D.D.C.); Schwicker v. Clinton, No. 00-cv-2252 (D.D.C.); Meng v. Schwartz, No.
No. 02-cv-1633 (D.D.C.); Rodearmel v. Clinton, No. 09-cv-171 (D.D.C.); Klayman v. Obama, No.
14-cv-1484 (D.D.C.); Paul v. Clinton, No. BC252654 (Cal. Super. Ct.); Stern v. Buckle, No.
103916/07 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.); Klayman v. Clinton, No. 15-cv-80388 (S.D. Fla.).
See supra note 2; see also Alexander v. FBI, No. 96-cv-2123 (D.D.C.); Grimley v. FBI, No. 97cv-1288 (D.D.C.); Browning v. Clinton, No. 98-cv-1991 (D.D.C.); Flowers v. Carville, No. 99cv-1629 (D. Nev.).
See Klayman v. Clinton, No. 15-cv-80388 (S.D. Fla.).
Secretary Clinton until Plaintiffs filed their motion for entry of default.
District of Columbia, notwithstanding that Plaintiffs specifically requested the issuance of summons to those individuals.
stated that Plaintiffs would not consent.
provides Secretary Clinton with 60 days (after service on both Secretary Clinton and the U.S.
was thus improper and should not have been granted.
Defaults are not favored by modern courts in light of strong policies favoring the resolution of genuine disputes on their merits. Jackson v. Beech, 636 F.2d 831, 835 (D.C. Cir. 1980).
Plaintiffs Have Not Effectuated Service on Secretary Clinton.
Secretary Clinton has not defaulted on an obligation to respond to Plaintiffs complaint.
complaint begins to run once the defendant has been served with the summons and complaint.
the complaint has not yet begun to run.
in the state where the district court is located or where service is made. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(1).
by the Federal Rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(2); see also Davidson v. U.S. Dept of State, 113 F.
11, 2016. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(1).
proof-of-service affidavit does not establish compliance with any of these methods.
In New York, service of process on individual defendants is governed by N.Y. C.P.L.R.
person to be served as designated under rule 318 . . . .
appearance shall be made within thirty days after service is complete.).
failed to file proof of service of the summons and complaint within 20 days); Bank of New York v.
& Shop Supermarket Co. v. Goldsmith, No. 10-CV-3052, 2011 WL 1236121, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. Mar.
Plaintiffs did not file proof of service in this Court within twenty days of August 11, 2016.
with section 308(2) before filing their motion for default, and Secretary Clintons time for responding to the complaint under Rule 12(a) had not begun to run.
The question whether a plaintiff invoking the procedures for effecting service under N.Y.
In reaching this conclusion, the Second Circuit misread both the Federal Rules and N.Y.
it is satisfied . . . . (internal quotation marks omitted) (first omission in original)).
on individuals without complying with the additional safeguards required by New York law.
Plaintiffs Have Not Established That They Served the United States.
to expedite the process of determining whether the United States will provide representation.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 advisory committees notes to 2000 amendment.
United States does not reduce the need to serve the United States. Id.
transmission of such information obviously would have been in connection with Secretary Clintons duties as Secretary of State, Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(3).
time and space limits; [and] (c) it is actuated, at least in part, by a purpose to serve the master.
Clintons alleged transmission of confidential and classified e-mails about the location of a U.S.
ambassador easily satisfies this test, regardless of whether it was unlawful or contrary to the national security of the United States, as Plaintiffs allege. Id. at 712.
service of process under Rule 4(i)(3) for purposes of obtaining entry of default.
Clinton Has 60 Days To Answer the Complaint.
days after service on the officer or employee or service on the United States attorney, whichever is later.
as well, Secretary Clinton is not in default.
11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. And Plaintiffs defamation claims based on Secretary Clintons statements about this public controversy are plainly not actionable.
Court has excused formal compliance with the Local Rule. See Baade, 175 F.R.D. at 406. Secretary Clinton respectfully requests that the Court do the same in this case, as she is not in default.
erroneous entry of default pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c).
I, David E. Kendall, counsel for Defendant Hillary Rodham Clinton, certify that, on September 15, 2016, a copy of this Motion to Vacate Entry of Default was filed via the Courts electronic filing system, and served via that system upon all parties required to be served.

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