Briones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 4 ROBERT BRIONES, Case No. 23-cv-04701-RMI

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SET

v. ASIDE DEFAULT

MENDOCINO CAFE, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendant.

10 Before the court is Defendant Mendocino Cafe, Inc.’s Motion to Set Aside Clerk’s Default (Dkt. 15). The Motion is fully briefed, and the court heard oral argument on the matter on May 21, 2024. (Dkt. 21). For the reasons that follow, the court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion. BACKGROUND This case arises from a visit by Plaintiff to a restaurant owned by Defendant. More specifically, Plaintiff alleges that he is a disabled person within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and that he relies on a service animal (a dog), but that the restaurant operated by Defendant refused to seat him because of the dog.1 See generally, Compl. (dkt. 1). Plaintiff filed this Complaint on September 13,…