Holloway v. Terry-Thomas Ford of Blytheville LLC et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT 	OF 	ARKANSAS
NORTHERN DIVISION
AMY HOLLOWAY
V. 	No. 	3:25-cv-42-DPM
TERRY-THOMAS FORD OF
BLYTHEVILLE LLC
ORDER
PLAINTIFF
DEFENDANT
Holloway's 	motion 	for default 	judgment, 	Doc. 	13, 	is 	denied.
Default judgments 	are 	disfavored. 	Belcourt Public School 	District 	v.
Davis, 	786 	F.3d 	653, 661 	(8th 	Cir. 	2015). 	The 	Court 	is 	not 	convinced that
Holloway 	has 	achieved 	good 	service 	on 	Terry-Thomas 	Ford 	of
Blytheville 	LLC. 	Doc. 	5.
She 	says 	she 	served 	Terry-Thomas Ford 	by 	certified 	mail, 	return
receipt 	requested. 	Ark. 	R. 	Civ. 	P. 	4(g)(1)(A)(i). 	But 	the 	receipt 	must 	be
signed by 	the addressee 	or 	its 	agent 	to 	show that 	the 	process 	was
received. 	Ark. 	R. 	Civ. P. 	4(g)(1)(A)(ii). Holloway's 	affidavit confirms
that 	Michael Terry 	is 	the 	dealership's 	registered 	agent. 	Doc. 5 	at 	41. 	She
has 	not 	established, 	however, 	that 	Michael 	Terry, 	or 	his 	agent, 	signed
for the 	suit 	papers. 	The signature on the 	return 	receipt 	is 	illegible. 	And
the person 	who 	signed 	didn't 	print their 	name on 	the 	receipt.
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Holloway's 	ninety 	days 	to 	serve 	process 	has 	expired. 	But, 	given
her efforts 	to 	so, 	the Court 	reopens 	and extends her 	time 	for 	service 	to
12 	November 	2025. 	Fed. 	R. 	Civ. P. 	4(m).
So 	Ordered.
D.P. 	Marshall 	Jr.
United 	States District 	Judge
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