Lopez et al v. Ham Farms, LLC et al

Filing 55

CONSENT ORDER setting aside Entry of Default for Defendant Hugo Maritnez. The Entry of Default against Defendant Hugo Martinez is hereby set aside, and he shall be permitted to serve an Answer or otherwise plead within thirty (30) days of entry of this Order. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 2/21/2018. (Briggeman, N.)

10905UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
Civil Action No. 5:17-cv-00329-D
ADAN LOPEZ, FRANCISCO MENDEZ,
EZEQUIEL ABURTO-HERNANDEZ,
ELENA RAFAEL-PERALTA, JOSE
PABLO SANDOVAL-MONTALVO, and
JOSE JIMENEZ-OLIVAREZ,
ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ-MENDEZ, on
behalf of themselves and other similarly
situated persons,
Plaintiffs,

v.
HAM FARMS, LLC f/k/a HAM FARMS,
INC., HAM PRODUCE, LLC f/k/a HAM
PRODUCE COMPANY, INC., ISMAEL
PACHECO, PACHECO
CONTRACTORS, INC., HUGO
MARTINEZ, GUTIERREZ
HARVESTINGS,LLC,ROBERTO
TORRES-LOPEZ, 5 G HARVESTING,
LLC, RODRIGO GUTIERREZ-TAPIA,
SR., and CIRILA GARCIA-PINEDA,
Defendants.

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CONSENT ORDER SETTING ASIDE
ENTRY OF DEFAULT FOR DEFENDANT
HUGO MARTINEZ

WHEREAS, on December 22, 2017, the Clerk granted Entry of Default against
Defendant Hugo Martinez ("Defendant Martinez") in this matter;
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2018, Defendant Martinez filed a Motion to Set Aside Entry
of Default supported by Memorandum of Law and the Affidavit of Hugo Martinez arguing that,
pursuant to Rule 55(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Entry of Default should be set
aside for good cause shown;

WHEREAS, Counsel for the Plaintiffs and Counsel for Defendant Martinez
subsequently have conferred, and have agreed that the Entry of Default should be set aside for
good cause shown.
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant Martinez now jointly submit this Consent Order for
approval by the Court.
IT APPEARING TO THE COURT, that the Entry of Default against Defendant Martinez
should be set aside for good cause shown pursuant to consent of Plaintiff;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that
the Entry of Default against Defendant Hugo Martinez is hereby set aside, and he shall be
permitted to serve an Answer or otherwise plead within thirty (30) days of entry of this Order.

SO ORDERED, this _g day of

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'2018.

HO ORABLE JAMES C. DEVER III
United States District Judge

The undersigned hereby apply for and consent to entry of this Order:
For Plaintiffs:

For Defendant Hugo Martinez

Is/ Robert J. Willis

Is/ Elizabeth C. King

Robert J. Willis
N.C. State Bar No. 10730
Law Office of Robert J. Willis, P .A.
Attorney for Plaintiffs
P.O. Box 1828
Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
rwillis@rj willis-law .com

Elizabeth C. King
N.C. State Bar No. 30376
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
Attorney for Defendant Martinez
319 N. 3rd Street, Suite 300
Wilmington, NC 28401
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]