Gendi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAGDI GENDI and MARITHERESE No. 2:22-cv-01809 DAD AC

RAID,

12 Plaintiffs, FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS v.

OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiffs have filed a motion for default judgment. ECF No. 14. The motion is improperly noticed. Pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(19), motions for default judgment must be noticed before the assigned Magistrate Judge. The motion is further deficient because it does not contain the information or argument necessary for entry of default judgment. I. Procedure for Default A party seeking default judgment must first request entry of default from the Clerk’s Office under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). The court Clerk determines whether entry is appropriate by reviewing the requesting party’s request and accompanying documentation. If the Clerk finds that the facts establish a failure to plead or otherwise defend, the Clerk will enter a default without any need for a judicial order. A default entry is not a…