Johnson v. Abdin et al, No. 2:2008cv02912 - Document 15 (E.D. Cal. 2009)
Court Description: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds on 4/16/09 RECOMMENDING that 13 MOTION for DEFAULT JUDGMENT be granted and judgment in the amount of $12,000.00 and further injunctive relief be awarded against deft Milestone; motion referred to Judge John A. Mendez; objections due within 10 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Gaydosh, J)
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Johnson v. Abdin et al Doc. 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SCOTT N. JOHNSON, 10 Plaintiff, No. 2:08-cv-2912 JAM JFM vs. 11 COURTNEY L. ABDIN, et al.,1 12 Defendants. 13 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS / 14 Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment came on regularly for hearing April 16, 15 2009. Plaintiff appeared in propria person. There was no appearance for defendant Milestone 16 Development, LLC, the sole remaining defendant herein. Upon review of the motion and the 17 documents in support, upon hearing the arguments of plaintiff and good cause appearing therefor, 18 THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS: 19 The complaint in this matter was served upon defendant Milestone Development, 20 LLC (hereafter “Milestone”), and proof of service was filed February 19, 2009. Cf. Pacific 21 Atlantic Trading Co. v. M/V Main Express, 758 F.2d 1325, 1331 (9th Cir. 1985) (noting that 22 default judgment void without personal jurisdiction). The Clerk of the Court entered default 23 against defendant Milestone on February 23, 2009. Plaintiff’s present motion for entry of default 24 judgment was served by mail on defendant Milestone’s agent for service of process. 25 1 26 Defendant Abdin, dba CMP Motors, was voluntarily dismissed by court order on February 3, 2009. 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 Entry of default effects an admission of all well-pleaded allegations of the 2 complaint by the defaulted party. Geddes v. United Financial Group, 559 F.2d 557, 560 (9th Cir. 3 1977). Entry of default judgment is proper where, as in the present case, the facts established by 4 the default support the causes of action pled in the complaint. The complaint and the affidavits 5 filed in support of the motion for entry of default judgment also support the finding that plaintiff 6 is entitled to the relief requested in the prayer for default judgment, which does not differ in kind 7 from the relief requested in the complaint. Henry v. Sneiders, 490 F.2d 315, 317 & n.2 (9th Cir. 8 1974). There are no policy considerations to preclude the entry of default judgment of the type 9 requested. See Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986) (enumerating factors to 10 be considered). 11 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that plaintiff's March 9, 2009 12 motion for entry of default judgment be GRANTED and that judgment be awarded against 13 defendant Milestone in the amount of $12,000.00.2 Further, that injunctive relief be granted 14 against defendant Milestone requiring a van accessible disabled parking space, the correct 15 number of disabled parking spaces, an accessible route and entrance to the business, and 16 accessibility signage and striping, all in conformity with the Americans with Disabilities Act 17 Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) as set forth in 28 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 36. 18 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District 19 Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within ten 20 days after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 21 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 22 "Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendations." The parties are advised that 23 2 24 25 26 While plaintiff seeks $4000 for each actual visit to the restaurant and each foregone visit (see motion for default judgment at 3-4, and complaint at 14), he has pled only that he actually visited the store parking lot three times. With no explanation, plaintiff’s general allegation of five foregone visits is inadequate to sustain statutory damages for these visits. The Lentini case is inapposite as it addressed season tickets to the theater. Lentini v. Cal. Center for the Arts, 370 F.3d 837, 846-47 (9th Cir. 2004). 2 1 failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District 2 Court's order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 3 DATED: April 16, 2009. 4 5 6 7 001; john2912.def 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 3
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