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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 11, 2024

District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Floors

Full caption

District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Fortson Floors, Inc.

Judge
Vince Chhabria
Docket
3:23-cv-00485
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In District Council 16 v. Fortson Floors, Judge Chhabria granted plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment after finding the Eitel factors supported it.

Who this affects

District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund and the other named plaintiffs, as well as Fortson Floors, Inc.

What happened

In District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Fortson Floors, Inc., the plaintiffs asked the court to enter default judgment against Fortson Floors, Inc.

The court stated that the factors identified in Eitel v. McCool supported entering default judgment and granted the motion.

Judge Vince Chhabria issued the order on January 11, 2024.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Floors · No. 3:23-cv-00485
Judge
Vince Chhabria
Date
Jan. 11, 2024

Ruling

The court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment. Default judgment is a judgment entered when a defendant has failed to respond or otherwise defend, although this short order does not provide further details about Fortson Floors, Inc.’s conduct.

The court stated that applying the factors from Eitel v. McCool supported default judgment. The order does not describe the plaintiffs’ underlying claims, identify the relief awarded, or state any amount of damages.

Disposition

The motion for default judgment was granted. The order was signed by United States District Judge Vince Chhabria and dated January 11, 2024.

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