Board of Trustees of the Automotive Machinists Pension Trust v. Vitamilk Dairy, Inc. et al

Filing 13

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice Plaintiff's 10 Motion for Default Judgment, authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT) (cc: Vitamilk Diary, Inc. via USPS with 9 Minute Order)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
AUTOMOTIVE MACHINISTS
PENSION TRUST,
Plaintiff,

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v.

MINUTE ORDER

VITAMILK DAIRY, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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C17-291 TSZ

The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:

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(1)
Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, docket no. 10, is DENIED without
prejudice. Plaintiff initiated this action against defendants Vitamilk Dairy, Inc.
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(“Vitamilk”) and Does 1-25, which are alleged to be business entities that “share
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(docket no. 1). Plaintiff, however, moves for default judgment only as to Vitamilk,
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of Civil Procedure 54(b) to enter partial judgment.
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(2)
The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel
of record. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to send a copy of this Minute Order, as well
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as a copy of the Minute Order entering default, docket no. 9, to Vitamilk Dairy, Inc., c/o
Molly Oien at 420 NE 72nd Street, Seattle, WA 98115.
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Dated this 25th day of July, 2017.
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William M. McCool
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Clerk
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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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