Alsamiri

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARREN GILBERT, Case No. 1:22-cv-00481-JLT-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING INITIAL

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

v.

ORDER SETTING DEADLINE TO FILE

ABDO M. ALSAMIRI and TALAL A. MOTON FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT OR

OBAID, SHOW CAUSE

15 Defendants. DECEMBER 22, 2022 DEADLINE

18 This matter comes before the court sua sponte. On August 2, 2022, Plaintiff requested entry of default as to Defendants Abdo M. Alsamiri and Talal A. Obaid. (Doc. No. 6). A Clerk’s Entry of Default was entered the same day. (Doc. No. 7). Over three months have passed and Plaintiff has not moved for default judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2). Although Rule 55(b) does not specify a time within which a plaintiff must move for a default judgment, Rule 1 places an affirmative duty on both the court and counsel to ensure the “just, speedy, and inexpensive” determinations of federal cases. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1; see Harvey v. United States, 685 F.3d 939, 946…