UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY CHAMBERS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING COURTHOUSE MADELINE COX ARLEO 50 WALNUT ST. ROOM 4066 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE NEWARK, NJ 07101 973-297-4903 October 20, 2020 VIA ECF LETTER ORDER Re: Portal, et al. v. Levine, et al., Civil Action No. 19-19611_________________________________________ Dear Litigants: This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment by Default pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b), ECF No. 25. Plaintiffs submit the Motion without a brief in support. Absent a brief, it is unclear under which causes of action Plaintiffs move for default judgment. The Motion is DISMISSED without prejudice, and Plaintiffs may refile the Motion with a brief to address which causes of action they move under and how damages ought to be calculated. See Chanel, Inc. v. Gordashevsky, 558 F. Supp. 2d 532, 536, 538 (D.N.J. 2008) (holding that before entering a default judgment a court must determine whether the plaintiff’s complaint sufficiently pleads a cause of action and whether the plaintiff has proved damages). SO ORDERED. /s Madeline Cox Arleo__________ MADELINE COX ARLEO UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE