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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SAN

MATEO HOTEL EMPLOYEES, et

al.,

Plaintiff(s),

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LADY LUCK GOURMET LLC, a

Limited Liability Co., dba

GO BISTRO,

Defendant(s).

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No. C09-1544 BZ 

ORDER SCHEDULING HEARING ON

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

It is HEREBY ORDERED that a hearing on plaintiffs’

application for default judgment is scheduled for Wednesday,

MARCH 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom G, 15th Floor, 450

Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94102. 

 Claims for attorneys’ fees should be supported by billing

records. Compliance with 50 App. U.S.C. § 501 et seq. of the

Servicemembers’ Civil Relief 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

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App. U.S.C. § 521(b)(1)). The public website

https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/owa/home will provide the

current active military status of an individual and has

instructions on obtaining certificates of service or nonservice under the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act. 

Plaintiffs should be prepared to prove their damages by

competent testimony or other admissible evidence. If

plaintiffs intend 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 plaintiffs’ claim. Seven days before

the hearing, on Wednesday, MARCH 10, 2010, plaintiffs shall

file a declaration setting forth in detail all steps taken to

serve defendant with notice of this hearing.

Dated: February 12, 2010 

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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