Rodriguez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CRISPIN RODRIGUEZ, individually & Case No. 1:20-cv-00052 JLT BAM dba GROWER’S DIRECT PRODUCE, 12 ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND Plaintiff, RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING 13 MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 OLD WEST EXPORT, INC., a California (Docs. 47, 77) 15 corporation and FRANCES MURILLO, an individual, 16 Defendants. 17 18 Crispin Rodriguez, individually and doing business as Grower’s Direct Produce, brings 19 this action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Defendants Old 20 West Export, Inc. and Frances Murillo. Default has been entered against Old West Export, Inc. 21 (Doc. 46.) 22 Plaintiff moved for default judgment against Old West. (Doc. 47.) On August 22, 2025, 23 the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations to deny the motion for 24 default judgment without prejudice because Plaintiff had not offered any reason to justify entry of 25 judgment as to fewer than…