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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No. C-07-0417 JF 

ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

(JFLC3)

**E-filed 01/08/2008**

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

OWYHEE PRODUCE LLC

 Plaintiff,

 v.

KIMBERLY PEREZ, an individual, MARK

PEREZ, an individual, EARLY BIRD PRODUCE,

and DOES 1 through 20, Inclusive,

 Defendants.

Case Number C-07-04117 JF

ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART

MOTION FOR DEFAULT

JUDGMENT 

[Doc. No. 13]

The instant action was filed on August 9, 2007. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to

pay for several shipments of produce and claims damages pursuant to the Perishable Agriculture

Commodities Act of 1930, 7 U.S.C. §449(c)(5) (“PACA”). A proof of service was filed on

September 1, 2006, reflecting that Defendants had been served on August 17, 2007. Plaintiff

obtained a clerk’s entry of default on October 9, 2007. On November 9, 2007, Plaintiff filed the

instant application for default judgment. Plaintiff is seeking the sum of the unpaid contracts,

totaling $59,149.35. Plaintiff is also seeking prejudgment interest from the dates invoices were

due and payable. 

The application for default judgment complies with the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P.

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Case No. C-07-04117 JF 

ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

(JFLC3)

55(b)(2) and is supported by the declaration of Plaintiffs’ counsel Paul W. Moncrief, Esquire. 

Good cause having been shown, and without opposition, the application for default judgment is

GRANTED in the amount of $59,149.35. Regarding Plaintiff’s request for prejudgment interest,

Plaintiff has not submitted evidence of a contractual right between the parties for prejudgment

interest. However, the Ninth Circuit has held that absent a contractual right, the district court has

broad discretion to award prejudgment interest to PACA claimants if such an award is necessary

to protect the interests of PACA claimants. Middle Mountain Land & Produce Inc. v. Sound

Commodities, Inc., 307 F.3d 1220, 1225-26 (9 Cir. 2002). Plaintiff has not indicated a reason th

why prejudgment interest is necessary in this case or the amount it seeks in prejudgment interest. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request is for prejudgment interest is DENIED without prejudice to a

proper application therefor.

DATED: January 08, 2008

__________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C-07-04117 JF 

ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

(JFLC3)

Copies of Order served on:

Paul William Moncrief

paul@johnsonmoncrief.com 

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