Nutrition Distribution LLC v. Musclegen Research Inc. et al

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ORDER Requesting Supplemental Briefing. It is ordered, Plaintiff shall file a supplemental brief as to why the Court has personal jurisdiction over the defaulting Defendants. The brief shall be filed on or before 8/17/2018 and is not to exceed twelve pages in length. Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 7/27/2018.(mpl)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NUTRITION DISTRIBUTION LLC,

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Case No.: 16-CV-3113-JLS (JMA)
ORDER REQUESTING
SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

Plaintiff,
v.
MUSCLEGEN RESEARCH INC., et al,

(ECF No. 15)

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff has filed a Motion requesting the Court enter default judgment against

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Defendants Musclegen Research, Inc., Brian Parks, and Darria Parks, (ECF No. 15). The

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Court must have personal jurisdiction over each of the defaulting Defendants before it may

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enter default judgment, or else entry of default judgment is void. See Bittorrent, Inc. v.

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Bittorrent Mktg. GMBH, No. 12-CV-02525-BLF, 2014 WL 5773197, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Nov.

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5, 2014) (citing Veeck v. Commodity Enters., Inc., 487 F.2d 423, 426 (9th Cir. 1973)).

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Plaintiff did not address personal jurisdiction in its Motion and only included a general

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paragraph in its Complaint as to why it alleges this Court has personal jurisdiction over

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Defendant Muslegen. Plaintiff SHALL file a supplemental brief as to why the Court has

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personal jurisdiction over the defaulting Defendants. The brief SHALL be filed on or
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before August 17, 2018 and is not to exceed twelve pages in length.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 27, 2018

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