Southstate Bank, N.A. v. Capital Air Tool Systems, Inc. and Curtis Dahmen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SOUTHSTATE BANK, N.A., No. 2:25-cv-1970 DAD AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CAPITAL AIR TOOL SYSTEMS, INC, and CURTIS DAHMEN, 14 Defendants. 15 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for default judgment. ECF No. 9. The motion was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(19). The motion was taken under submission on the papers on August 26, 2025, but restored to the calendar on October 2, 2025. ECF Nos. 10, 12. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends plaintiff’s motion be GRANTED and that judgment be entered in favor of plaintiff. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff filed this complaint on July 15, 2025, asserting jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §1332. ECF No. 1 at 1-2. Plaintiff Southstate Bank, N.A., alleges that it is a national banking corporation with a principal place of business in Florida. Id. at 1. Defendant Capital Air Tool Systems, Inc.…