The Court pre sumes familiarity with the contents of this Orde UN I TE ST AT ES I STR I CT OU RT NO CI V-MARRA/J OHNSON ANE DO NO Plaintiff EFF REY EPSTEI De fe nd a nt OR DE AC AT IN EN TR DE AU LT On uly the Court issued an Or der DE de ny ing ithout prejudice Def endant motion set aside the Cler k?s entry of def ault The Court re asoned tha Defe ndant had let more than twenty day elapse a fter se rvice of proc ess bef ore a ttempting to re spond to the Complaint As the Court ex plained under New ork law pe rsonal ser vice may be made on an i i i a discretion at the a ctual plac of business dwe lling plac or usual place of abode of the pe rson to be ser ved and by either ailing the summons to the person to be serv ed at his or her last known residence or by mailing the summons by first class mail to the per son to be serve at his or her actua place of business in an enve lope bea ring the leg end pe rsonal and or otherw ise that the communica tion is from an attorney or conc erns a action ag ainst the person to be serve such deliver and mailing to be eff ecte within twenty day of ea ch other Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of I nte re sti ng ly Pl a int if id ot ri ng thi is su to he Cou rt a tte nti on in i ts sp on se brief efe ndant?s Motion DE ma de cle ar tha he assumed a ll the steps were taken to ser ve Def endant in ac corda nce ith New Yor law including that copies we re se nt throug the mail The Court ag ain dec lines to allow discovery on whether Richard arne tt resides at Def endant New ork home Mr arne tt submi tted an af fidavit sworn unde pena lty of per jury that he does not re side at that addr ess See Ba rnett Aff Plaintiff has not submitted any vid nc to ug st ha Mr a rn tt i ot re dib le a llo wi ng dis ov ry on thi oin ou ld sim ply be a wa ste of re so ur N.Y C.P.L Mc Kinney mphasis added Ba sed on the Court?s re ading of the Affida vit of Service DE it appe are that Plaintiff?s proce ss server had mailed a copy of the Summons and Complaint to Defenda nt on May What appear ed to be a distortion in he do ume nt ue to i ts le tr on ic up loa in to he Cou rt CM ECF sy ste ow ve wa a pp a re ntl a line striking the lang uag fr om the aff idavit reg arding the mailing of the Summons and Complaint See DE Plaintiff broug ht this error to the Court?s a ttention after the Court issued its Order to Show Cause Be cause the Summons and Compl aint wer not mailed to Def endant se rvice was not acc omplished under Ne York la See N.Y C.P.L urther a the Court has alre ady explained service was not ef fec tive under ither the eder al Rules of Civil roce dure or lor ida la Ac or din ly it is ORDERED AND AD JUDG ED a oll ow Th Cou rt Or de DE Jul is VA CA TED De fe nd a nt Mo tio to Se A sid De fa ult i RA NT ED The Clerk Entry of De fa ult i VA CA TED Plaintiff shall have for ty five day from the da te of ntry of this Order to serve a copy of a a i a a i a i i i a ys shall result in dismis sal of the a bove-sty led ac tion pursuant to Fed Civ Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of DO NE AN RD ER ED i a a a a a a Florida this day of Jul th KE TD NN Un TD i ed at es Di ri ct ge Copies furnished to all counsel of ecor Case Document Entered on FLSD Docket Page of
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