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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 DEANNE THOMAS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01610-NODJ-SAB

12 Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING MARCH 26, 2024

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND

13 v. REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

14 FAMILY HEALTHCARE NETWORK, et al.,

THIRTY DAY DEADLINE

15 Defendants.

16 17 Deanne Thomas (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on November 15, 2023, against Defendants 18 Family Healthcare Network and Narwhals Mating, M.D. (ECF No. 1.) On March 13, 2024, the 19 Clerk of the Court entered default against Defendants pursuant to Plaintiff’s requests. (ECF Nos. 20 11, 12.) 21 Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55, obtaining a default judgment is a two- 22 step process. Yue v. Storage Technology Corp., No. 3:07-cv-05850, 2008 WL 361142, *2 (N.D. 23 Cal. Feb. 11, 2008). Entry of default is appropriate as to any party against whom a judgment for 24 affirmative relief is sought that has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by the Federal 25 Rules of Civil Procedure and where that fact is…