Judge Gives AT&T 21 Days to Move for Default Judgment vs. Delinquent Defendant
U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan for Eastern Texas in Sherman signed an order Monday (docket 4:22-cv-00914) directing plaintiff AT&T to file a motion for default judgment against defendant Goodman Networks within 21 days. AT&T’s failure to do so will “risk…
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dismissal for want of prosecution,” said the judge. AT&T’s Oct. 25 complaint for breach of contract and unjust enrichment alleges Goodman, a telecommunication services provider, owes the carrier more than $1.22 million for enterprise internet services rendered under an April 2009 master services agreement and a July 2017 business services agreement. AT&T filed a request Dec. 20 for an entry of default against Goodman for its failure to timely respond to the complaint. The court granted the request the same day, but AT&T never filed a motion for default judgment, said the judge’s order.