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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL Case No.: 3:22-cv-01658-JAH-BGS

SERVICES, INC.,

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

Petitioner, PETITION TO CONFIRM v. ARBIRATION AWARD; DENYING

APPLICATION FOR DEFAULT

MARK JOSEPH BOUCHER,

JUDGMENT AGAINST Respondent. RESPONDENT 15 [Doc. Nos. 1, 19] 16 INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is the Petitioner’s Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (“Petitioner”) Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award (“Petition”) and Motion for Default Judgment to Confirm Arbitral Award (“Motion”). To date, Respondent Mark Joseph Boucher (“Respondent”) has failed to appear or otherwise defend this action. After a thorough review of the record, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES the Petition and DENIES the Motion as moot. /// /// /// /// /// BACKGROUND I. Initial Contract On an…