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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIRIAM ANDRADE,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALTAMIRA CORPORATION and PEDRO 

MOTA,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-03175 NC 

ORDER SETTING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE ON

APRIL 27, 2016, 1:00 P.M.

In this employment action, plaintiff Andrade moves for default judgment against her 

former employer Altamira Corporation and her former supervisor Pedro Mota. After Andrade 

filed her motion, Mota filed a letter and accompanying declaration seeking to stop the imposition 

of default judgment against him. Dkt. Nos. 70, 71. Mota states in his declaration that he did not 

understand that he was supposed to come to court to defend himself, and that his employer 

Altamira informed him that it was handling his defense. Dkt. No. 71 at 2. He asks for an update 

of the case and help to understand how to defend himself. Id. at 3.

Andrade responded to Mota’s declaration on March 23, 2016. Dkt. No. 72. Andrade 

states that she does not oppose “the denial of default judgment against Defendant Mota only at this 

time.” Id. at 1 (emphasis in original).

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(c), the Court may set aside an entry of default 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

for good cause. The Court sets a case management conference for April 27, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in 

Courtroom 7, 4th Floor, U.S. District Court, 280 South First Street, San Jose, California. Pedro 

Mota must personally appear at the conference. At the case management conference, the Court 

will consider whether Mota has established “good cause” to set aside the default against him.

The Court defers ruling on the default judgment against Altamira until it can determine 

whether Mota will defend himself in the case. If Mota is defending himself, then there is a 

“possibility of a dispute concerning material facts” against Altamira, which could preclude default 

judgment. Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986).

Mota may wish to consult with the Federal Pro Se Program at the San Jose Courthouse, 

which provides free information and limited-scope legal advice to pro se litigants in federal civil 

cases. The Federal Pro Se Program is available by appointment and on a drop-in basis. The 

Federal Pro Se Program is available at Room 2070 in the San Jose United States Courthouse 

(Monday to Thursday 1:00 – 4:00 pm, on Friday by appointment only), and The Law Foundation 

of Silicon Valley, 152 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, San Jose, CA (Monday to Thursday 9:00 am –

12:00 pm, on Friday by appointment only), or by calling (408) 297-1480. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2016 _____________________________________

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIRIAM ANDRADE,

Plaintiff,

v.

ARBY'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-03175-NC 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on April 5, 2016, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing 

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Petro Mota

82 No. Jackson Avenue., #8

San Jose, CA 95116 

Dated: April 5, 2016

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Lili Harrell, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

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