Ameris Bank v. Gibson's Landscape Management, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMERIS BANK, Case No. 8:24-cv-01836-FLA (JDEx) Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. DEFENDANTS SHOULD NOT BE HELD JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY
GIBSON’S LANDSCAPE LIABLE WITH NON-PARTIES STL
MANAGEMENT, LLC, GRADING LLC AND MICHAEL Defendant. WAYNE GIBSON 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RULING On November 25, 2024, Plaintiff Ameris Bank (“Plaintiff”) filed its Motion for Default Judgment (the “Motion”) against Defendant Gibson’s Landscape Management, LLC (“Defendant” or “GLM”). Dkt 13. (“Mot.”). Plaintiff pleads the following facts in the Complaint. In or around June 2023, STL Grading LLC (“STL Grading”) sought to obtain certain equipment for its business and entered into an Equipment Financing Agreement (“EFA”) with Plaintiff to finance the purchase. Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 11– 12. Pursuant to the…