Accel Schools SR LLC v. Travonna Hunter

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio grants Travonna Hunter’s pro se request for additional time to move to set aside the clerk’s entry of default. The order sets deadlines of February 6, 2026, for Hunter’s motion and February 20, 2026, for Plaintiff’s reply, and warns that failure to respond may result in default judgment.

Holdings

1. The court liberally construed Defendant's pro se letter as a motion for an extension of time to file a motion to set aside the clerk's entry of default.
2. For good cause shown, the court granted Defendant an extension of time to file a motion and accompanying memorandum to set aside the clerk's entry of default.
3. The court left the clerk's entry of default in place, established a briefing schedule for a motion to set it aside, and warned that Plaintiff's motion for default judgment may be granted if Defendant failed to file a timely response.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Defendant's pro se letter should be liberally construed as a motion for an extension of time to file a motion to set aside the clerk's entry of default.
2. Whether Defendant had shown good cause for an extension of time to seek relief from the clerk's entry of default.
3. What briefing schedule and notice should govern Plaintiff's pending motion for default judgment.

Disposition

other