United States v. Stephen C. Ronca

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 2:17-cv-08044-ODW (FFMx) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 14 STEPHEN C. RONCA; CYNTHIA MOTIONS TO SET ASIDE ENTRY 15 RONCA; and JOSEPH RONCA, OF DEFAULT [26, 37] Defendants. I. INTRODUCTION Presently before the Court are Defendants Joseph Ronca and Stephen Ronca’s 19 Motions to Set Aside Default (“Joseph Mot.” and “Stephen Mot.” respectively). (ECF 20 Nos. 26, 37.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ 21 Motions.1 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On November 3, 2017, the United States of America (“the Government”) filed 24 its Complaint seeking avoidance of fraudulent transfer of funds. (See Compl., ECF 25 No. 1.) In its Complaint, the Government asserts that Stephen Ronca will likely owe 26 over $500,000 in restitution for a related criminal case. (Compl. ¶¶ 8, 9.) The

28 1 After considering papers filed in connection with the Motions, the Court…