Generation 2000, LLC v. Bowen

Filing 27

ORDER Granting 24 Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions and Granting 25 Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 02/05/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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2:12-CV-1408 JCM (GWF)

GENERATION 2000, LLC, dba
WENDOVER NUGGET CASINO,

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Plaintiff(s),

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v.

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CHERISH BOWEN,

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Defendant(s).

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ORDER

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Presently before the court are plaintiff Generation 2000, LLC’s motions for sanctions and

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default judgment. (Docs. # 24 & 25). To date, defendant Cherish Bowen has failed to file any

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opposition to these motions.

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(A) provides that a court may strike a party’s

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pleadings in whole or in part and enter default judgment against the party who has failed to comply

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with an order to provide or permit discovery.

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To date, defendant’s entire involvement in this case has consisted of a single one-page letter

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setting forth a general denial of the claims against her. (Doc. # 6). The court ordered a significant

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discovery period in which defendant failed to comply with all of plaintiff’s discovery requests.

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Defendant has failed to provide initial disclosures, and it appears that her phone number has been

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disconnected. Defendant has not provided a phone number at which the court or plaintiff can contact

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her. On January 3, 2014, defendant failed to appear at a telephonic status conference. Similarly,

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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defendant failed to appear at a settlement conference on January 6, 2014.

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Having failed to comply with all of plaintiff’s discovery requests and due to her repeated

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failures to appear at scheduled hearings, this court finds it appropriate to enter default against

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defendant Bowen pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(A).

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED ADJUDGED AND DECREED that plaintiff’s motions for

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sanctions and default judgment (docs. # 24 & 25) are hereby GRANTED.
DATED February 5, 2014.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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