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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Admiralty

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCIES,

INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

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SEA BRIDGE PROJECTS, INC.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C05-3207 SBA (BZ)

ORDER SCHEDULING HEARING ON

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:

By order dated May 2, 2006, the above matter was referred

to Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman to issue a report and

recommendation regarding plaintiff’s motion for default

judgment. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that pursuant to plaintiff’s

notice of motion and Rule 55(b)(2) of the Federal Civil Rules

of Civil Procedure, a hearing on plaintiff’s motion for

default judgment is set for Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at 

10:00 a.m. in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, Federal Building, San

Francisco, California, 94102. 

 Plaintiff states that at the hearing it will present

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proof that it is entitled to $161,295.94 in damages, that

defendant has not appeared in this action and that defendant

is not an infant or incompetent person or in military service

or otherwise exempted from 50 App. U.S.C. § 501 et seq. of the

Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (the “Act”). Compliance with

the Act may not be satisfied on information and belief. See

50 App. U.S.C. § 521(b)(1); United States v. Simmons, 508

F.Supp. 552 (E.D. Tenn. 1980)(interpreting 50 App. U.S.C. §

520(1), predecessor to 50 App. U.S.C. § 521(b)(1)). The

public website https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/owa/home provides

the current active military status of an individual and has

instructions on obtaining certificates of service or nonservice under the Act. 

Plaintiff should be prepared to prove its damages by

competent testimony or other admissible evidence. If

plaintiff intends to prove damages by affidavits or

declarations, the affiant or declarant should have personal

knowledge of all matters to which she testifies. For all

evidence, proper foundations must be established. For an

explanation of the evidentiary requirements for proving

damages in a default case, the parties are encouraged to

consult Chapter Six of Civil Procedure Before Trial by William

W. Schwarzer, A. Wallace Tashima, and James M. Wagstaffe.

Defendant should attend the hearing if it contests the

validity or amount of plaintiff’s claim. Seven days before

the hearing, on Wednesday, May 31, 2006, plaintiff shall file

a declaration setting forth in detail all steps taken to serve

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1 Plaintiff claims that defendant is not entitled to

notice of the hearing. Some circuits have ruled that the three

days’ notice required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2) only applies

to parties that have appeared. See Zuelzke Tool & Engineering

Co. v. Anderson Die Castings, Inc., 925 F.2d 226, 231 (7th Cir.

1991)(“In this case no appearance in district court was made by

Anderson prior to entry of the default judgment and no notice

was due Anderson under Rule 55(b)(2).”); Taylor v. Boston and

Taunton Transp. Co., 720 F.2d 731, 733 (1st Cir. 1983)(“Taylor

was not required to give B & T notice of its application for

judgment . . . because B & T had not entered an appearance.”). 

The Ninth Circuit, however, has not adopted such a rule and

suggests that “due process . . . requires notice and an

opportunity to be heard . . . before a deprivation of a

property interest.” Kingvision Pay-Per-View Ltd. v. Lake Alice

Bar, 168 F.3d 347, 352 (9th Cir. 1999). Therefore, the court

will require plaintiff to give notice of the hearing to

defendant.

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defendant with notice of this hearing.1

Dated: May 5, 2006

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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