Thomas
Thomas v. Family Healthcare Network
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DEANNE THOMAS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01610-NODJ-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING MARCH 26, 2024
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND
v. REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A
MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK, et al.,
THIRTY DAY DEADLINE
Defendants.
16 Deanne Thomas (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on November 15, 2023, against Defendants Family Healthcare Network and Narwhals Mating, M.D. (ECF No. 1.) On March 13, 2024, the Clerk of the Court entered default against Defendants pursuant to Plaintiff’s requests. (ECF Nos. 11, 12.) Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55, obtaining a default judgment is a two- step process. Yue v. Storage Technology Corp., No. 3:07-cv-05850, 2008 WL 361142, *2 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2008). Entry of default is appropriate as to any party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought that has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and where that fact is…