Alvarez

1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 A & C TRADE CONSULTANTS, INC., Case No. 18-cv-05356-MMC

9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT NOGAL'S MOTION TO SET ASIDE 10 v. DEFAULT; DIRECTIONS TO

DEFENDANT

11 JOEL E. ALVAREZ, et al., Re: Doc. No. 48 Defendants. 12

13 14 Before the Court is defendant Ethel Nogal's ("Nogal") Motion, filed March 26, 15 2020, "to Set Aside Clerk's Entry of Default Against Her." Plaintiff A & C Trade 16 Consultants, Inc. ("A & C") has filed opposition, to which Nogal has replied. Having read 17 and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court 18 rules as follows.1 19 In its complaint, A & C asserts claims against six defendants, including Joel E. 20 Alvarez ("Alvarez") and Nogal, who, at the time the complaint was filed, were a married 21 couple. A & C's claims arise from its allegations that Alvarez misappropriated cash and 22 trade secrets from A & C during the period of time he was an A & C employee and that, 23…