Global Export Marketing Co., Ltd. v. Abdelrahman A. Abbar Trading Company
- Alison Nathan
- 1:20-cv-03504
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Global Export Marketing v. Abbar Trading, Judge Nathan ordered Plaintiff to file a default-judgment motion and warned of possible dismissal for failure to prosecute.
Global Export Marketing Co., Ltd. was ordered to file a motion for default judgment by April 1, 2022. Abdelrahman A. Abbar Trading Company was the defendant against which Plaintiff intended to seek default judgment.
What happened
Global Export Marketing Co., Ltd. told the court on January 18, 2022, that it intended to seek a default judgment against Abdelrahman A. Abbar Trading Company. The clerk later entered a certificate of default on March 1, 2022.
The court ordered Plaintiff to file its motion for default judgment by April 1, 2022. The order did not decide whether Plaintiff was entitled to a default judgment.
Judge Alison J. Nathan warned that failing to act could result in dismissal of the claims for failure to prosecute. The order was dated March 21, 2022.
The detailed version
- Global Export Marketing Co., Ltd. v. Abdelrahman A. Abbar Trading Company · No. 1:20-cv-03504
- Alison Nathan
- Mar. 21, 2022
Background
Global Export Marketing Co., Ltd. notified the court on January 18, 2022, of its intent to move for default judgment. The clerk issued a certificate of default on March 1, 2022. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or explain the basis for the default.
Order
The court ordered Plaintiff to file a motion for default judgment by April 1, 2022. This order set a filing deadline; it did not grant or deny default judgment and did not decide the underlying claims.
Warning and disposition
Judge Alison J. Nathan warned that failure to act could result in dismissal of the claims for failure to prosecute. The order itself did not dismiss the claims. It cited the court's authority to dismiss an action when a plaintiff fails to prosecute it.
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