Malachowski
Malachowski v. Doheny
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MARK MALACHOWSKI, Case No. 21-cv-05751-VKD
Plaintiff, ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A v. DISTRICT JUDGE
ROMONA A. DOHENY, R PLE APO INR TT IF & F 'R SE RC EO NM EWM EE DN D MA OT TIO ION N R E Defendant. FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT
RE: DKT. NO.
Plaintiff Mark Malachowski, an attorney, brings this lawsuit against his former client, defendant Romona Doheny, for failure to pay for legal services he provided. After Ms. Doheny failed to respond to repeated attempts at service over approximately 18 months, the Clerk entered a default against her. Dkt No. 48. The Court denied Mr. Malachowski’s prior motion for default judgment without prejudice. Dkt. No. 52. He now files this renewed motion. Dkt. No. 53. Because Ms. Doheny has not appeared in this action and is in default, this Court does not have the consent of all parties. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c); Fed.…