Fresh & Best Produce, Inc. v. Oaktown Ventures, LLC et al

Filing 16

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT. Re: Dkt. No. 14 . Fresh & Best to file a brief not to exceed 10 pages addressing each of the Eitel factors by 4/7/2017. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 3/30/2017. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/30/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESH & BEST PRODUCE, INC.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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OAKTOWN VENTURES, LLC, et al.,

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Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-06991 NC
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
REGARDING MOTION FOR
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
Re: Dkt. No. 14

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Plaintiff Fresh & Best Produce, Inc. filed a motion for default judgment against

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defendants Oaktown Ventures, LLC and Richard Hackett. Dkt. No. 14. In its motion,

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Fresh & Best did not address the factors set forth by the Ninth Circuit in Eitel v. McCool to

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assist the Court in determining whether default judgment is warranted. 782 F.2d 1470,

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1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986).

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Those factors are: (1) the possibility of prejudice to the plaintiff; (2) the merits of

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the plaintiff’s substantive claim; (3) the sufficiency of the complaint; (4) the sum of money

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at stake in the action; (5) the possibility of a dispute concerning material facts; (6) whether

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the default was due to excusable neglect; and (7) the strong policy favoring decisions on

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the merits. Eitel, 782 F.2d at 1471-72.

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Thus, the Court ORDERS Fresh & Best to file with the Court a brief not to exceed
10 pages addressing each of the seven Eitel factors by April 7, 2017.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 30, 2017

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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