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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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ORDER SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT

Case No. 14-CV-04056

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

NORTH BAY WATERPROOFING, INC., 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04056-RMW 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SET 

ASIDE DEFAULT; DENYING-IN-PART 

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT 

AGAINST DOUGLAS ROSS

CORPORATION

Re: Dkt. Nos. 20, 23

On October 20, 2014 the clerk of court entered default against defendant Douglas Ross 

Corporation (“DRC”). Dkt No. 16. Plaintiff Atain Specialty Insurance subsequently moved for entry 

of default judgment against DRC. Dkt. No. 20. DRC now moves to set aside the entry of default 

against DRC.1 Dkt. No 23. DRC’s request is unopposed. 

A court may set aside an entry of default for good cause. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(c). Prior to 

entry of a default judgment, a court’s discretion is especially broad in determining whether to set 

aside entry of default. Mendoza v. Wight Vineyward Management, 793 F.3d 951, 945 (9th Cir. 

1896). Moreover, doubt is resolved in favor of setting aside defaults so that cases may be decided on 

their merits. O’Connor v. State of Nevada, 27 F.3d 357, 364 (9th Cir. 1994).

Here, DRC states that its failure to respond in this case was due to a miscommunication with 

 1 DRC does not seek to set aside the default entered against North Bay Waterproofing. See Dkt. No. 

19. North Bay remains in default, and the court’s order does not affect Attain’s motion for default 

judgment as to defendant North Bay. See Dkt. No. 20.

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its insurer. See Dkt. No. 23, at 3. Having considered DRC’s motion and papers submitted in support, 

the court finds DRC has shown good cause to set aside the default. The court therefore GRANTS 

DRC’s motion, and the entry of default by the clerk shall be set aside. Accordingly, plaintiff Atain 

Specialty Insurance Company’s motion for default judgment is DENIED as to DRC. See Dkt. No. 

20. 

DRC has 20 days to file a response to the complaint.

Dated: January 12, 2015

______________________________________

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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