Clerk Enters Default Judgment vs. Defendant in DirecTV Fraud Case

The clerk in U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas in Tyler filed, at DirecTV’s request (see 2302150035), an entry of default (docket 6:22-cv-00423) Friday against Shahid Bashir Ahmad, one of 10 named defendants in DirecTV’s Nov. 1 complaint alleging a fraud scheme to prey on consumers by impersonating DirecTV telemarketers. Ahmad was properly served with the complaint Dec. 29 but “failed to file any pleadings or otherwise defend the case,” and no appearance was “entered by him or by anyone on his behalf,” said DirecTV’s Feb. 14 request. The deadline for filing a response to the complaint was Jan. 19.