Barajas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 22-cv-00418-JSC Plaintiff, v.

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITHOUT

PAULO BARAJAS, PREJUDICE

Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.

15 Plaintiff alleges Defendant is delinquent on payment of back wages and the associated penalties and fees resulting from a Department of Labor (“DOL”) investigation of Defendant’s business. (Dkt. No. 1.) After assessing penalties, the DOL referred the case to the Department of the Treasury, which then referred the matter to the Department of Justice for debt collection. (Id.) The Department of Justice then initiated the instant case. (Id.) Defendant has failed to appear in the case and Plaintiff has moved for default judgment. (Dkt. No. 12.) Based on the Court’s review of the March 14, 2022, Proof of Service and accompanying “Declaration re Diligence to Effect Personal Service” by the process server of the …