Komar

Project Sentinel v. Komar

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaMarch 4, 20211:19-cv-00708California696 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PROJECT SENTINEL, No. 1:19-cv-00708-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER PERMITTING PLAINTIFF TO

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

JEANETTE KOMAR and SARAH CONCERNING SERVICE OF PROCESS

KOMAR,

15 Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Project Sentinel’s (“Plaintiff’s”) motion for a default judgment against Defendants Jeanette Komar and Sarah Komar (“Defendants”). (ECF No. 68). Before awarding a default judgment against a defendant, a court must determine the adequacy of service of process. In re Tuli, 172 F.3d 707, 712 (9th Cir. 1999) (“When entry of judgment is sought against a party who has failed to plead or otherwise defend, a district court has an affirmative duty to look into its jurisdiction over both the subject matter and the parties.”); cf. S.E.C. v. Internet Sols. for Bus. Inc., 509 F.3d 1161, 1165 (9th Cir. 2007) (“We review de novo whether default judgment is void because of lack of personal jurisdiction due to…

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