In Re Carmen Astrid Bergeron

Filing 25

ORDER. Deutsche Bank is ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE why its failure to respond to Ms. Bergeron's opening brief should not result in the entry of default against it. Deutsche Bank shall file its response to this order by no later than 1/7/2025. Altern atively, Deutsche Bank may discharge this order to show cause by filing and serving its response on Ms. Bergeron by no later than 1/7/2025. Deutsche Bank is warned that failure to respond or otherwise comply with this order will result in the entry of default against it. No reply shall be filed unless ordered by the court. The Clerk is DIRECTED to renote Ms. Bergeron's motion for entry of default for 1/7/2025 (Dkt. # 23 ).) Signed by Judge James L. Robart. (KRA)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CARMEN ASTRID BERGERON,

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v.

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ORDER

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY AS
INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR NEW
CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN
TRUST 2006-1,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. C24-0929JLR

This matter comes before the court on pro se Plaintiff-Appellant Carmen Astrid
Bergeron’s motion for entry of default against Defendant-Appellee Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust
2006-1 (“Deutsche Bank”). (Mot. (Dkt. # 23).) On September 24, 2024, Ms. Bergeron
filed her opening brief. (Op. Br. (Dkt. # 17).) The court subsequently set a briefing

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schedule ordering Deutsche Bank to respond to Ms. Bergeron’s opening brief by October

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24, 2024, and setting the deadline for Ms. Bergeron to file her reply on November 7,

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2024. (10/2/2024 Order (Dkt. # 18).)

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Counsel for Deutsche Bank appeared in this case on October 4, 2024 and October

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11, 2024. (See Appearances (Dkt. ## 19, 20).) On October 11, 2024, Deutsche Bank

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moved for an extension of time to respond to Ms. Bergeron’s brief. (Ext. Mot. (Dkt.

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# 21).) The court granted the motion and ordered Deutsche Bank to file its response by

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December 23, 2024. (10/22/24 Min. Order (Dkt. # 22).) Deutsche Bank has not filed a

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response. (See generally Dkt.)

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Accordingly, Deutsche Bank is ORDERED to SHOW CAUSE why its failure to

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respond to Ms. Bergeron’s opening brief should not result in the entry of default against

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it. Deutsche Bank shall file its response to this order by no later than January 7, 2025.

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Alternatively, Deutsche Bank may discharge this order to show cause by filing and

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serving its response on Ms. Bergeron by no later than January 7, 2025. Deutsche Bank

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is warned that failure to respond or otherwise comply with this order will result in the

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entry of default against it. No reply shall be filed unless ordered by the court. The Clerk

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is DIRECTED to renote Ms. Bergeron’s motion for entry of default for January 7, 2025

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(Dkt. # 23).)

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Dated this 3rd day of January, 2025.

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JAMES L. ROBART
United States District Judge

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