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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander

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ORDER — No. 15-cv-04296-LB

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

San Francisco Division 

STEVEN VACHANI, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ARTHUR YAKOVLEV, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-04296-LB 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE 

Re: ECF No. 42 

This is a defamation suit.1

 Plaintiffs Stephen Vachani and his company, Serendipity Ventures, 

Inc., claim that the defendants maligned them in internet posts.2 They sue for libel and false-light 

invasion of privacy.3

 The defendants were properly served with a summons and the complaint but 

have neither answered nor otherwise appeared.4 The clerk of court entered their default.5 The court 

twice denied the plaintiffs' motion for default judgment, primarily on the ground that the plaintiffs 

 

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 Complaint-ECF No. 1 at 2. 

2 Id. 

3 Id. at 7-10. 

4 See generally Docket. 

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 ECF No. 19. 

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