Dinkins v. Hunt Constr Grp, et al, No. 07-1489 (6th Cir. 2008)

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION File Name: 08a0140n.06 Filed: March 7, 2008 No. 07-1489 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT MANSFIELD DINKINS, III, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HUNT CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Defendant, JENKINS CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN MEMORANDUM OPINION Before: NORRIS, BATCHELDER, AND GIBBONS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Defendant Jenkins Construction, Inc. appeals from the order of the district court denying the corporation s motion to set aside the entry of a default and default judgment against it. Having had the benefit of oral argument and having carefully considered the record on appeal, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we are not persuaded that the district court erred in adopting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and denying defendant s motion to set aside default and default judgment. No. 07-1489 Dinkins v. Hunt Construction Group Because the reasoning which supports the district court s order has been articulated by the magistrate judge and the district court, the issuance of a detailed written opinion by this court would serve no useful purpose. Accordingly, the order of the district court is affirmed upon the reasoning employed by the magistrate judge in his report and recommendation dated October 27, 2006, and by the district court in its order dated March 15, 2007. -2-

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