Gilbert v. Akhnana ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DARREN GILBERT, Case No. 1:22-cv-00876-ADA-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 13 v. ORDER SETTING DEADLINE TO FILE 14 EDWARD Y. AKHNANA and JAMILA MOTON FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT OR Y. AKHNANA, SHOW CAUSE 15 Defendants. DECEMBER 22, 2022 DEADLINE 16 17 18 19 This matter comes before the court sua sponte. On August 17, 2022, Plaintiff requested 20 entry of default as to Defendants Edward Y. Akhnana and Jamila Y. Akhnana. (Doc. No. 6). A 21 Clerk’s Entry of Default was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 7). Over three months have passed 22 and Plaintiff has not moved for default judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2). Although Rule 23 55(b) does not specify a time within which a plaintiff must move for a default judgment, Rule 1 24 places an affirmative duty on both the court and counsel to ensure the “just, speedy, and 25 inexpensive” determinations of federal cases. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1; see Harvey v. United States, 685 26 F.3d 939, 946 (10th Cir. 2012) (a plaintiff must promptly move for default judgment under Fed. 27 R. Civ. P. 55); see also Branded Online Inc. v. Holden LLC, No. SA CV 15-0390-DOC (DFMx), 28 2016 WL 8849024, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 8, 2016) (requiring plaintiff to file Rule 55(b)(2) motion 1 | by date specific or face dismissal). 2 Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 3 1. In light of the Clerk’s Entry of Default, the Initial Scheduling Conference Set for April 4 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM (Doc. No. 3) is VACATED. 5 2. If Plaintiff so desires, Plaintiff shall file a motion for default judgment pursuant to 6 Rule 55(b)(2) on or before December 22, 2022 or show cause why the Court should 7 not dismiss this action for failure to prosecute. 8 ” | Dated: _ November 22, 2022 law Th. Doareh Hack 10 HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28