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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HERTA CARTAGENA,

Plaintiff,

v.

LIPMENG HENG, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01072-LJO-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO 

EITHER FILE A MOTION FOR DEFAULT 

JUDGMENT OR SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS 

ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED 

FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE WITHIN 

THIRTY DAYS

Plaintiff Herta Cartagena filed this action on July 26, 2016. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff 

served the complaint on July 29, 2016. (ECF No. 4.) When Defendants failed to file an answer, 

Plaintiff requested entry of default and default was entered on August 23, 2016. (ECF Nos. 8, 9.) 

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55, obtaining a default judgment is a twostep process. Yue v. Storage Technology Corp., No. 3:07-cv-05850, 2008 WL 361142, *2 (N.D.

Cal. Feb, 11, 2008). Entry of default is appropriate as to any party against whom a judgment for 

affirmative relief is sought that has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure and where that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 55(a). After entry of default, the plaintiff can seek entry of default judgment. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 55(b)(1) and (2). “Default judgments are generally disfavored, and whenever it is 

reasonably possible, cases should be decided upon their merits.” In re Hammer, 940 F.2d 524, 

(9th Cir. 1991) (internal punctuation and citations omitted). 

Local Rule 110 provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these 

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Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all 

sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court has the inherent power to 

control its docket and may, in the exercise of that power, impose sanctions where appropriate, 

including dismissal of the action. Bautista v. Los Angeles County, 216 F.3d 837, 841 (9th Cir. 

2000).

Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall either file a motion 

for default judgment or show cause why this action should not be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure 

to prosecute.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file a 

motion for default judgment or a written response to the Court, showing cause 

within 30 days from service of this order why this action should not be dismissed 

for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute; and

2. Plaintiff's failure to comply with this order shall result in a recommendation that 

this action be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 28, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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