Eastman
Eastman v. State Bar of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 DARREN EASTMAN, Case No. 20-cv-09517-BLF
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SET
ASIDE DEFAULT; AND
v. TERMINATING MOTION FOR
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, [Re: ECF 19, 20] Defendant.
Before the Court is the State Bar of California (“State Bar”) motion to set aside default. See Mot., ECF 19. Pro se Plaintiff Darren Eastman opposes this motion. See Opp’n, ECF 23. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court finds that the State Bar’s motion is appropriate for determination without oral argument, and the October 14, 2021 hearing is VACATED. As set out below, the Court GRANTS the State Bar’s motion and sets aside the default. The Court also TERMINATES AS MOOT Mr. Eastman’s pending motion for default judgment, which was filed five days after the State Bar’s motion. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c), “[t]he court may set aside an entry of 20…