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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAI POLA, No. 2:19–cv–1154–MCE–KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. (ECF No. 17) MAHENDER RAO, et al., Defendants. 16 On April 29, 2020, the court held a hearing on plaintiff’s motion for default judgment against defendant Srinivas Rao. (ECF No. 17.) The night before the hearing, Attorney Vani Moodley filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction on behalf of defendants Mahender Rao and Srinivas Rao, setting the motion for a hearing the next morning. (ECF No. 22.) At the hearing, attorney Brian R. Katz appeared on behalf of plaintiff, and Moodley entered a special appeared on behalf of defendants. The court and counsel discussed the status of the case. Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is denied for multiple reasons. First, as this is an action on a breach of partnership, where one partner has appeared and default is sought against another, the Ninth Circuit has indicated it would be inappropriate to…