JS Freight LLC v. Snow Joe LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JS FREIGHT LLC, ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-0430 JLT BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING v. ) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR DEFAULT ) JUDGMENT SNOW JOE LLC, ) ) (Docs. 18, 20, 21) Defendant. ) )

JS Freight LLC asserts Snow Joe LLC is liable for breach of contract. (See generally Doc. 1.) After Defendant failed to answer to the complaint, the Court entered default against Defendant. Plaintiff now seeks default judgment against Defendant. (Docs. 18, 20.) The magistrate judge found, “Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment does not meet the requirements of Rule 55(b)(1)” for entry of default judgment by the Clerk. (Doc. 21 at 3.) In addition, the magistrate judge observed: “[T]o the extent that Plaintiff is applying to the Court for a default judgment, Plaintiff addresses none of the Eitel factors, solely including a supporting affidavit which states: the date…