Alvarez
A&C Trade Consultants, Inc. v. Alvarez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 A&C TRADE CONSULTANTS, INC., Case No. 18-cv-05356-MMC Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. REQUEST FOR PREJUDGMENT
INTEREST
JOEL E. ALVAREZ, et al., Re: Doc. No. 82 Defendants.
12 In the instant action, plaintiff A&C Trade Consultants, Inc. (“A&C”) alleges claims against five defendants, including Joel E. Alvarez (“Alvarez”). By order filed July 12, 2021, the Court granted A&C’s motion for default judgment against Alvarez. The Court is now in receipt of A&C’s “Brief Regarding Prejudgment Interest Calculation,” filed August 19, 2021, by which A&C submits a request for prejudgment interest in the amount of $632,115.81. Having read and considered A&C’s submission, the Court rules as follows. “A default judgment must not differ in kind from . . . what is demanded in the pleadings.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(c). Here, although A&C’s Complaint included a “Prayer” for eight specified forms of relief, A&C neither…