Samantha L. Wertman v. Transcor America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of CoreCivic, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma grants Defendant Transcor America, LLC’s unopposed motion to set aside the Clerk’s entry of default under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c). The Court also grants Defendant leave to file its original answer and requires the answer and a corporate disclosure statement to be filed by February 13, 2026.

Holdings

1. The Clerk's Entry of Default should be set aside because good cause exists: the default did not appear willful or undertaken in bad faith, setting it aside would not cause the type of prejudice contemplated by Rule 55(c), and Defendant's proposed answer reflects a potentially meritorious defense.
2. Defendant's unopposed motion for leave to file its original answer should be granted, and Defendant was ordered to file the proposed answer by February 13, 2026.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Clerk's Entry of Default should be set aside for good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c).
2. Whether Defendant should be granted leave to file its original answer.

Disposition

other