District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Floors
District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Fortson Floors, Inc.
- Vince Chhabria
- 3:23-cv-00485
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In District Council 16 v. Fortson Floors, Judge Chhabria granted plaintiffs’ motion for default judgment after finding the Eitel factors supported it.
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
- District Council 16 Northern California Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Floors · No. 3:23-cv-00485
- Vince Chhabria
- 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.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.