Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. v. Three Brothers Electrical Contractors, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUNBELT RENTALS, INC., ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-1357 JLT SKO ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS DENYING THE v. ) MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE THREE BROTHERS ELECTRICAL ) CONTRACTORS, INC., et al., ) (Docs. 14, 19) ) Defendants. ) ) )

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. seeks to hold defendants Three Brothers Electrical Contractors and Alex Jones liable for failure to pay amounts due for the rental of its equipment. After the Court entered default against Three Brothers Electrical Contractors, Plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment against the company alone. (Doc. 14.) On January 14, 2022, the assigned magistrate judge recommended the motion be denied without prejudice, because Jones appeared to defend in the action and default judgment against the company could result in inconsistent determinations. (Doc. 19, citing…