Olukoya
Olukoya v. Badejo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL KOLAWOLE OLUKOYA, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08001-HSG
Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND
v. DISMISSING CASE
MAUREEN BADEJO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 26 Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment. Dkt. No. 26. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES the motion for default judgment and DISMISSES the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. I. BACKGROUND This is a state law defamation case against Defendant Maureen Badejo, a foreign national who appears to be a Nigerian citizen and resides in the United Kingdom. Plaintiffs filed a motion for entry of default on February 3, 2021, and entry of default was noticed by the Clerk on February 4, 2021. Dkt. Nos. 16, 17. At the initial case management conference on February 16, 2021, the Court expressed to Plaintiffs’ counsel concern that the Court lacked subject matter and personal jurisdiction…