Filho
Filho v. Chinatown Community Development Center, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERTO FILHO, Case No. 21-cv-05664-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND SETTING
ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT
CHINATOWN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 29, 30, 33 11 Defendants.
12 Pro se plaintiff Roberto Filho filed a motion for default judgment against defendant Chinatown Community Development Center, Inc. (“CCDC”) on the grounds that CCDC did not timely answer Filho’s complaint. CCDC has moved to set aside the default and is ready to defend the lawsuit. Under Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), these matters are appropriate for resolution without oral argument and the related hearings on December 16, 2021, and January 19, 2022, are VACATED. Default judgments are disfavored in the law, and it appears in any event that CCDC was not properly served with the summons and complaint. Accordingly, the motion for a default judgment is DENIED. I find that good cause also exists to set aside the…