Tenorio et al v. Gallardo et al
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ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS STRIKING the Answer of Kern County Cultivation, Inc. and ENTERING Default 71 , signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/26/17. (Hellings, J)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LUCARIA TENORIO,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 1:16-cv-0283-DAD-JLT
v.
GABRIEL GALLARDO SR., et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING THE FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS STRIKING THE
ANSWER OF KERN COUNTY
CULTIVATION, INC. AND ENTERING
DEFAULT
(Doc. No. 71)
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On May 10, 2017, the court granted the motion of counsel to withdraw from their
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representation of defendants Gabriel Gallardo, Sr., Manuel Gallardo, Silvia Gallardo, and Kern
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County Cultivation, Inc. (Doc. No. 60.)1 In that order, the court noted that as a corporation, Kern
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County Cultivation, Inc., would have to retain new counsel to proceed in this action because a
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corporation may not appear without counsel. (Id.) On June 22, 2017, the assigned magistrate
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judge issued an order requiring defendant Kern County Cultivation, Inc. to show cause why
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sanctions, including the striking of its answer and the entry of default against it, should not be
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imposed due to its failure to comply by appearing through new counsel. Nonetheless, defendant
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As noted in that order, Silvia Gallardo signed the declaration on behalf of defendant Kern
County Cultivation, Inc. as its President. (See Doc. No. 54 at 3.)
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Kern County Cultivation, Inc. failed to respond to the order to show cause or to appear in this
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action through new counsel. Therefore, on August 3, 2017, the assigned magistrate judge issued
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findings and recommendations recommending that defendant Kern County Cultivation, Inc.’s
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answer be stricken and default be entered against it. (Doc. No. 71.)
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The parties were given fourteen days to file any objections to the findings and
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recommendations. (Doc. No. 71 at 4.) In addition, the parties were “advised that failure to file
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objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order.”
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(Id.) To date, no objections to the magistrate judge’s recommendation have been filed.
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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), this court conducted a de
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novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and
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recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis.
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Accordingly,
1. The findings and recommendations dated August 3, 2017 (Doc. No. 71) are adopted in
full;
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2. Defendant Kern County Cultivation, Inc.’s answer (Doc. No. 52) is stricken; and
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3. The Clerk of Court is directed enter default against defendant Kern County Cultivation,
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Inc.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
October 26, 2017
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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