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Judge denies motion to reopen default after process server testifies defendant accepted papers
Summary
In a post‑judgment challenge to a default judgment, a private process server testified under oath and showed photos that the judge found sufficient evidence of personal service on Andre Andrews; the court denied the defendant’s motion to set aside the default.
A Clayton County judge denied a request to reopen a default judgment after hearing live testimony from the plaintiff’s process server and reviewing photographic evidence that the judge said rebutted the defendant’s claim he was never served.
Dan Leco, counsel for the defendant, argued that Andre Andrews and the LLC had not received notice of the lawsuit or subsequent default proceedings and therefore that the court lacked jurisdiction to enter a…
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