The Board of Trustees, in their Capacities as Trustees of the Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund for Northern California et al v. Protech Services, Inc.

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ORDER VACATING CMC. Default Judgment Motion due by 6/20/2013. Motion Hearing set for 7/25/2013 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 6/7/2013. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2013)

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, in their
capacities as Trustees of the LABORERS
HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND
FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA;
LABORERS VACATION-HOLIDAY TRUST
FUND FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA;
LABORERS PENSION TRUST FUND FOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; and
LABORERS TRAINING AND RETRAINING
TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA,

No. C 12-1047 MEJ
ORDER VACATING CMC
ORDER RE: DEFAULT JUDGMENT
MOTION

Plaintiffs,

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PROTECH SERVICES, INC., a California
corporation, individually and doing business as
PROTECH GENERAL CONTRACTING
SERVICES
Defendant.
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The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs' Case Management Conference Statement, filed June 6,

20 2013. Dkt. No. 20. Upon review of Plaintiffs' statement, the Court VACATES the June 13, 2013
21 Case Management Conference. Plaintiffs shall file a motion for default judgment by June 20, 2013,
22 and the Court shall conduct a hearing on July 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450
23 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. All briefing shall be in compliance with Civil Local
24 Rule 7. Plaintiffs are advised that the Court prefers that all default judgment motions be structured as
25 outlined in Attachment A below.
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If no opposition is filed, Plaintiffs shall file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law

27 by July 11, 2013. Plaintiffs' proposed findings shall be structured as outlined in Attachment A below
28 and shall include all relevant legal authority and analysis necessary to establish the case. In addition

1 to filing, the proposed findings must be emailed to [e-mail]. The Court strongly
2 prefers that proposed findings be emailed in WordPerfect format whenever possible, although Word
3 format is also acceptable. No chambers copies need to be submitted.
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Plaintiffs shall serve this Order upon all other parties in this action. Please contact the

5 courtroom deputy, Rose Maher, at [phone] with any questions.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge

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ATTACHMENT A

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I. INTRODUCTION

5 (Relief sought and disposition.)
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II. BACKGROUND

7 (The pertinent factual and procedural background, including citations to the Complaint and record.)
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III. DISCUSSION
Jurisdiction and Service of Process

10 (Include the following standard.)
In considering whether to enter default judgment, a district court must first determine whether

12 it has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties to the case. In re Tuli, 172 F.3d 707, 712
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13 (9th Cir. 1999) (“When entry of judgment is sought against a party who has failed to plead or
14 otherwise defend, a district court has an affirmative duty to look into its jurisdiction over both the
15 subject matter and the parties.”).
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction

17 (Establish the basis for the Court’s subject matter jurisdiction, including citations to relevant case law
18 and United States Code provisions.)
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Personal Jurisdiction

20 (Establish the basis for the Court’s personal jurisdiction, including citations to relevant legal
21 authority. If seeking default judgment against any out-of-state defendants, this shall include a
22 minimum contacts analysis under Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797, 802 (9th
23 Cir. 2004)).
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Service of Process

25 (Establish the adequacy of the service of process on the party against whom default is requested,
26 including relevant provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.)
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Legal Standard

2 (Include the following standard)
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2) permits a court, following default by a defendant, to

4 enter default judgment in a case. “The district court’s decision whether to enter default judgment is a
5 discretionary one.” Aldabe v. Aldabe, 616 F.2d 1089, 1092 (9th Cir. 1980). In determining whether
6 default judgment is appropriate, the Ninth Circuit has enumerated the following factors for the court
7 to consider: (1) the possibility of prejudice to the plaintiff; (2) the merits of plaintiff’s substantive
8 claim; (3) the sufficiency of the complaint; (4) the sum of money at stake in the action; (5) the
9 possibility of dispute concerning material facts; (6) whether default was due to excusable neglect; and
10 (7) the strong policy underlying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure favoring decisions on the

12 granted, the scope of relief is limited by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(c), which states that a
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11 merits. Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986). Where a default judgment is

13 “default judgment must not differ in kind from, or exceed in amount, what is demanded in the
14 pleadings.” Upon entry of default, all factual allegations within the complaint are accepted as true,
15 except those allegations relating to the amount of damages. TeleVideo Sys., Inc. v. Heidenthal, 826
16 F.2d 915, 917-18 (9th Cir. 1987).
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Application to the Case at Bar

18 (A breakdown of each individual factor in Eitel, separated by numbered headings. Factors 2 (merits
19 of substantive claims) and 3 (sufficiency of complaint) may be listed under one heading. Plaintiff
20 shall include citations to cases that are factually similar, preferably within the Ninth Circuit.)
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Relief Sought

22 (An analysis of any relief sought, including damages, attorneys’ fees, etc., with citations to relevant
23 legal authority. If attorneys’ fees and costs are sought, the proposed findings shall include the
24 following: (1) Evidence supporting the request for hours worked, including a breakdown and
25 identification of the subject matter of each person’s time expenditures, accompanied by actual billing
26 records and/or time sheets; (2) Documentation justifying the requested billing rates, such as a
27 curriculum vitae or resume; (3) Evidence that the requested rates are in line with those prevailing in
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1 the community, including rate determinations in other cases of similarly complex litigation,
2 particularly those setting a rate for the plaintiff’s attorney; and (4) Evidence that the requested hours
3 are reasonable, including citations to other cases of similarly complex litigation (preferably from this
4 District)).
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IV. CONCLUSION

6 (Disposition, including any specific award amount(s) and judgment.)
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