Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company v. Meza
- Jesse Furman
- 1:19-cv-08658
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Philadelphia Indemnity v. Meza, Judge Furman denied default judgment but said defaulting defendants forfeited their right to appear.
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, the defaulting defendants Deogene Meza, Melody Meza, Futures Group IT LLC, Futures Group Holdings Inc., and Futures Group Staffing Solutions, Inc., and the appearing defendants Eric Rosenthal and Nicholas Cascio.
What happened
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company asked the court to enter default judgment against defendants who had not appeared. The court denied that motion.
The court said Deogene Meza, Melody Meza, Futures Group IT LLC, Futures Group Holdings Inc., and Futures Group Staffing Solutions, Inc. had forfeited their right to appear in the case. They will still be bound by any judgment eventually entered.
Judge Jesse M. Furman also ordered Philadelphia Indemnity and the appearing defendants, Eric Rosenthal and Nicholas Cascio, to file a joint letter and revised case-management plan by May 26, 2020. The Clerk was directed to terminate ECF No. 54.
The detailed version
- Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company v. Meza · No. 1:19-cv-08658
- Jesse Furman
- May 21, 2020
Background
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company moved for default judgment. The order states that the court addressed the motion during a telephone conference held earlier on May 21, 2020.
Ruling
The court denied Plaintiff's motion for default judgment. It did not enter a default judgment in the order.
The court stated that the defaulting defendants—Deogene Meza, Melody Meza, Futures Group IT LLC, Futures Group Holdings Inc., and Futures Group Staffing Solutions, Inc.—had forfeited their right to appear in the litigation. The court further stated that they would be bound by any judgment ultimately entered in the case.
Further Proceedings
The court ordered Philadelphia Indemnity and the appearing defendants, Eric Rosenthal and Nicholas Cascio, to submit a joint letter and a revised proposed case-management plan no later than May 26, 2020. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate ECF No. 54.
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