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2020-10.14 ORDER.Default Judgment against Bassett
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FILED 1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
Santa Fe County
10/14/2020 1:41 PM
KATHLEEN VIGIL CLERK OF THE COURT
Francine Lobato
Case No. D-101-CV-2020-00328
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF SANTA FE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
STATE OF NEW MEXICO ex rel.
THOMAS MCGILL, JERRY POWERS,
and HOWARD CALKINS,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JOHN BASSETT, individually,
JOHN BASSETT, in his capacity as
Mayor for the Town of Edgewood,
GOVERNING BODY for the Town of Edgewood,
Defendants.
and,
GOVERNING BODY for the Town of Edgewood
ex rel. THOMAS MCGILL, JERRY POWERS,
and HOWARD CALKINS,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JOHN BASSETT, individually,
JOHN BASSETT, in his capacity as
Mayor for the Town of Edgewood,
JOSEPHINE BASSETT and EUGENE BASSETT,
Defendants.
ORDER FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN BASSSETT AND DEFENDANT GOVERNING BODY FOR THE TOWN OF EDGEWOOD
THIS MATTER having come before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default
Judgment against Defendant John Bassett and Defendant Governing Body for the Town of Edgewood, filed October 8, 2020, for failure to appear, plead, or otherwise defend against the allegations and causes of action in Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint;
THE CLERK OF THE COURT having issued a Certificate as to the State of the Record, filed October 5, 2020, reciting that neither Defendant John Bassett nor Defendant Governing Body for the Town of Edgewood has entered any appearance or filed any responsive pleading in this action;
THE COURT being fully advised in the premise of the motion, and finding good grounds therefor;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Judgment by default is entered against Defendant John Bassett as to Count 1 (Quo Warranto), Count 2 (Declaratory Judgment), Count 4 (Fraud), and Count 6 (Violation of the Fraud Against Taxpayers Act) of Plaintiffs’ First Amended
Complaint;
2. Judgment by default is entered against Defendant Governing Body for the Town of Edgewood as to Count 3 (Writ of Mandamus) of Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint.
First Judicial District Court
Hon. Maria Sanchez-Gagne, Judge
Submitted By:
/s/Adrian Terry
Adrian Terry, Esq.
Attorney for Plaintiffs
Parties Entitled to Notice:
Adrian Terry, Esq.
P.O. Box 846
Edgewood, NM 87015
(505) 336-1290
(505) 281-3398 Fax
adrian@terryfirm.net
Attorney for Plaintiffs
