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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RENOVA ENERGY CORP., Case No. 1:22-cv-00999-JLT-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING HEARING,

REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF

v. AS TO SERVICE

(ECF No. 12) SALVADOR CUEVAS, et al., 14 Defendants.

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Renova Energy Corp.’s motion for default judgment in this action alleging claims under the Lanham Act, which stem from the alleged use of marks registered to Plaintiff by Defendants Salvador Cuevas; Renova Home Improvements; Renova Home Energy Solutions; Inc.; Renova Energy Efficiency, Inc.; and Renova Enterprise. (ECF Nos. 4, 12). Upon review of the motion for default judgment, the Court will vacate the hearing set for 21 February 3, 2023, and will order Plaintiff to file a supplemental brief in support of the motion for 22 default judgment. 23 “Before assessing the merits of a default judgment,” a court must address certain 24 preliminary issues, such as “the adequacy of service on the…