Akhnana

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DARREN GILBERT, Case No. 1:22-cv-00876-ADA-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING INITIAL

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

13 v.

ORDER SETTING DEADLINE TO FILE

14 EDWARD Y. AKHNANA and JAMILA MOTON FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT OR

Y. AKHNANA, SHOW CAUSE

15 Defendants. DECEMBER 22, 2022 DEADLINE 16

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18 19 This matter comes before the court sua sponte. On August 17, 2022, Plaintiff requested 20 entry of default as to Defendants Edward Y. Akhnana and Jamila Y. Akhnana. (Doc. No. 6). A 21 Clerk’s Entry of Default was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 7). Over three months have passed 22 and Plaintiff has not moved for default judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2). Although Rule 23 55(b) does not specify a time within which a plaintiff must move for a default judgment, Rule 1 24 places an affirmative duty on both the court and counsel to ensure the “just, speedy, and 25 inexpensive” determinations of federal cases. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1; see Harvey v. United States, 685 26 F.3d…