Broadcast Music, Inc. et al v. MP Restaurants, Inc. et al

Filing 28

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 12/3/13 ORDERING that Plaintiffs' 9/27/13 MOTION for Default Judgment 15 is DENIED without prejudice. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., et al.,

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No. 2:13-cv-0420 KJM DAD

Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER

MP RESTAURANTS, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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On September 27, 2013, plaintiffs filed a motion for default judgment and set the

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matter for hearing before the undersigned on December 6, 2013, pursuant to Local Rule

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302(c)(19). (Dkt. No. 15.) That same day, however, the defaulting defendants filed a motion to

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set aside the June 12, 2013 Clerk’s Entry of Default. (Dkt. No. 16.) Defendants’ motion to set

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aside default was submitted to the assigned District Judge on November 8, 2013. (Dkt. No. 25.)
The resolution of plaintiffs’ pending motion for default judgment is dependent

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upon the resolution of defendants’ pending motion to set aside default. In this regard, the

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undersigned cannot now evaluate the merits of plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment. Plaintiffs’

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motion for default judgment, therefore, will be denied without prejudice to its renewal if

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appropriate. In the event the assigned District Judge denies defendants’ motion to set aside

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default, plaintiffs may re-notice their motion for default judgment for hearing before the

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undersigned.
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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs’ September 27, 2013 motion for

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default judgment (Dkt. No. 15) is denied without prejudice.

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Dated: December 3, 2013

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