Miller v. Easy Day Studios Pty. Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZACHARY MILLER, an individual, Case No. 20cv2187-LAB-DEB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION v. OF TIME TO RESPOND TO INITIAL COMPLAINT EASY DAY STUDIOS PTY LTD, an

Australian proprietary limited

company; REVERB 15 COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a California corporation; and DOES 1- 25 INCLUSIVE, 17 Defendants.

Defendant Easy Day Studios Pty Ltd filed an Ex Parte Application for Extension of Time to Respond to Initial Complaint. The Court has considered the Application, Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition, and the exhibits submitted in support of each. In light of Easy Day’s appearance in this matter, the “strong policy underlying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure favoring decisions on the merits,” Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1472 (9th Cir. 1986), and the likelihood that default proceedings would impede, rather than promote, “the just, speedy, and inexpensive…