Adam Orandi v. TruTrade L.L.C.

Opinion

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 ADAM ORANDI, Case No. 1:25-cv-01245-SAB

12 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT 13 v. AS TO DEFENDANT TRUTRADE L.L.C.

14 TRUTRADE L.L.C., THIRTY-FIVE DAY DEADLINE 15 Defendant.

16 17 Plaintiffs commenced this action on September 19, 2025. (ECF No. 1.) On October 22, 18 2025, the Clerk of the Court entered default against Defendant TruTrade L.L.C. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) 19 Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55, obtaining a default judgment is a two- 20 step process. Yue v. Storage Technology Corp., No. 3:07-cv-05850, 2008 WL 361142, *2 (N.D. 21 Cal. Feb. 11, 2008). Entry of default is appropriate as to any party against whom a judgment for 22 affirmative relief is sought that has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by the Federal 23 Rules of Civil Procedure and where that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise. Fed. R. 24 Civ. P. 55(a). After entry of default, a plaintiff can seek entry of default judgment. Fed. R. Civ. 25 P. 55(b)(1) and (2). “Default judgments are generally disfavored, and whenever it is reasonably 26 possible, cases should be decided upon their merits.” In re Hammer, 940 F.2d 524, (9th Cir. 27 1991) (cleaned up). As Defendant TruTrade L.L.C., is in default, the Court will set a deadline for a motion for 1 | default judgment to be filed. 2 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 3 1. Within thirty-five (35) days from the date of entry of this order, Plaintiff shall file 4 a motion for default judgment against Defendant TruTrade L.L.C.; and 5 2. Plaintiff is advised that the failure to comply with this order may result in a 6 recommendation that the claims against this defendant be dismissed for failure to 7 prosecute. 8 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. Se 11 | Dated: _ October 23, 2025 STANLEY A. BOONE 12 United States Magistrate Judge 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28