Chandler v. Extended Stay America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAURA ASHLEY CHANDLER, Case No.: 20-CV-0024 W (BLM)

Plaintiff,

ORDER FOR FURTHER BRIEFING

v. ON PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA; [DOC. 7]

ESH/ESA PROPERTIES, LLC; ESA

MANAGEMENT, INC.; ESA P

PORTFOLIO, LLC; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 19 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Application for Default Judgment. [Doc. 7.] The application is based on Defendant ESH/ESA Properties, LLC’s (“Defendant”) failure to respond to the Complaint served to them on December 5, 2019. (Proof of Service [Doc. 7-2.]) Codefendants Extended Stay America; ESA Management, Inc.; and ESA P Portfolio, LLC (“Codefendants”) maintain, and have attempted to inform Plaintiff on four separate occasions (January 17, 2020; February 3, 2020; February 13, 2020; and March 6, 2020) that Defendant is unable to answer Plaintiff’s Complaint because Defendant “does not exist.” (Opp’n to Default J.…