Urban Sophistication Ltd v. van Elst

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 URBAN SOPHISTICATION LTD., Case No. 2:22-cv-00093-DJC-JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER JORDI VAN ELST, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Urban Sophistication Ltd. commenced this action against defendant Ajmall Gulham, alleging claims for violation of the Lanham Act. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff subsequently amended its complaint, adding claims against Jordi van Elst. ECF No. 9. Defendant van Elst has not appeared, and on July 29, 2022, the Clerk of Court entered his default. Plaintiff has filed a motion for default judgment against van Elst, which was before the court for hearing in December 2022. ECF No. 40. At the hearing, I directed plaintiff to submit supplemental briefing addressing the adequacy of service and the effect of its second amended complaint on its motion for default judgment. That brief has been submitted, but it fails to alleviate the concerns raised at the hearing. I therefore deny plaintiff’s motion without prejudice. 26…