(PS) Strojnik v. Kaidan Hospitality LP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER STROJNIK, SR., No. 2:19-cv-02044-TLN-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER KAIDEN HOSPITALITY LP, Defendant. 16 On November 23, 2020, pro se plaintiff, Peter Strojnik, Sr., filed a motion for default judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55. (ECF No. 14.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 provides: (a) Entering a Default. When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk must enter the party’s default. 22 (b) Entering a Default Judgment. 23 (1) By the Clerk. If the plaintiff’s claim is for a sum certain or a sum that can be made certain by computation, the clerk-on the plaintiff’s request, with an affidavit showing the amount due-must enter judgment for that amount and costs against a defendant who has been defaulted for not appearing and who is …