Hutchins
Hutchins v. Oakstone Law Group, PC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH D. HUTCHINS, Case No. 2:23-cv-00802-WBS-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITHOUT
OAKSTONE LAW GROUP, PC, PREJUDICE Defendant. ECF No. 13 16 17 Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that defendant, a California law corporation, participated in a sham credit repair scheme in violation of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (“CROA”), see 15 U.S.C. § 1679b; the California Credit Services Act, see Cal. Civ. Code § 1789.13; and the California Fair Debt Settlement Practices Act, see Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1788.302(a), (c). ECF No. 1. Defendant did not file a response to the complaint, and the Clerk of Court has entered default. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff now moves for entry of default judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b). ECF No. 13. As explained below, because plaintiff has not demonstrated that defendant is liable for the requested damages under the…