Doe
Doe v. Steele
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANE DOE, Case No. 20-cv-1818-MMA-MSB
Plaintiff,
ORDER SETTING HEARING ON
v. RENEWED MOTION FOR
DEFUALT JUDGMENT
CISSY STEELE, et al.,
Defendants. [Doc. No. 129] 16 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Jane Doe’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for default judgment against Defendant 24-7 Internet, Inc. (“Defendant”). See Doc. No. 129. This is Plaintiff’s second attempt at obtaining default judgment against Defendant. See Doc. Nos. 121, 129. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b), the Court may enter default judgment against a defendant who has failed to plead or otherwise defend an action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b). The Ninth Circuit has provided seven factors for consideration by the district court in exercising its discretion to enter default judgment: 26 (1) the possibility of prejudice to the plaintiff, (2) the merits of plaintiff’s 27 substantive claim, (3) the sufficiency…