Castillo v. Z Deli Grocery V Corp, et al

Filing 88

ORDER: The Defendants have until July 8, 2024, to move to set aside the default. No further extensions will be granted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis on 6/4/2024) (ks)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ENRIQUE CASTILLO,
Plaintiff,

ORDER
21-CV-1744 (GBD) (JW)

-againstZ DELI GROCERY V CORP d/b/a Z Grill, ALI
ESMAEL ZIAD, and MOHAMMED ZIAD,
individually,
Defendants.
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JENNIFER E. WILLIS, United States Magistrate Judge:
On February 28, 2024, Judge Daniels issued a default judgment against
Defendants Z Deli Grocery V Corp, Ali Esmael Ziad, and Mohammed Ziad. Dkt. No.
80. On March 19, 2024, Ali Esmael Ziad, and Mohammed Ziad submitted a letter
taking exception to the default judgment. Dkt. No. 82.
On April 5, 2024, this Court issued an Order that “the individual Defendants
must properly file a notice of pro se appearance with the Pro Se Intake Unit…once
Defendants have properly entered a pro se appearance and updated their addresses,
the Defendants can take steps to set aside the default judgment… Defendants have
until May 17, 2024, to file a motion to set aside the default.” Dkt. No. 83.
On May 13, 2024, Ali Esmael Ziad entered a pro se appearance. On May 14,
2024, Mohammed Ziad entered an appearance. However, neither filed a motion to set
aside the default by the May 17th deadline.

As Mohammed and Ali Esmael Ziad are both pro se and they filed their notices
of appearance immediately before the May 17th deadline—out of an abundance of
caution—the Court elects to extend the deadline one final time.
The Defendants have until July 8, 2024, to move to set aside the default. No
further extensions will be granted.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
June 4, 2024
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JENNIFER E. WILLIS
United States Magistrate Judge

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