Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. v. Virk Systems, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WELLS FARGO EQUIPMENT No. 2:20-cv-0143 TLN DB FINANCE, INC., a Minnesota corporation, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. VIRK SYSTEMS, INC. a California corporation; LAKHWINDER SINGHVIRK, an individual,

Defendants. 18 On January 28, 2022, the matter came before the undersigned pursuant to the undersigned’s December 7, 2021 order to defendants to show cause for failing to appear at a December 3, 2021 judgment debtor examination. Attorney Michael Gomez appeared on behalf of the plaintiff/judgment creditor. No appearance was made by, or on behalf of, either defendant. At the January 28, 2022 hearing plaintiff’s counsel requested that the undersigned issue a bench warrant in response to defendants’ failure to appear. “A district court has the power to adjudge in civil contempt any person who [] disobeys a specific and definite order of the court.” Gifford v. Heckler, 741 F.2d 263, 265 (9th Cir. 1984). Imprisonment is a “legitimate civil contempt…