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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORGANIZATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF MINORITIES WITH

DISABILITIES, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

PACIFIC HEIGHTS INN-SAN FRANCISCO,

et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 04-03368 JSW

ORDER (1) ADOPTING REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATION RE

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND (2)

DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS TO

SERVE OR DISMISS

REMAINING DEFENDANTS

The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. LaPorte’s Report and

Recommendation re Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment. The Court finds the Report

correct, well-reasoned and thorough, and adopts it in every respect. Accordingly, default

judgment is GRANTED as to Defendant Pacific Heights Inn - San Francisco, but is DENIED as

to Defendants Ladrech Family Limited Partnership, Gene Ladrech and Hcerdal, Inc. because

Plaintiffs have not made any showing that they served these defendants. Plaintiffs are HEREBY

AWARDED $4,000.00 in statutory damages under Civil Code § 52(a), $12,375.00 in attorney’s

fees, and $1,327.00 in costs.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) (“Rule 4(m)”) provides that “[i]f service of the

summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant within 120 days after filing the

complaint, the court, upon motion or its own initiative after notice to the plaintiff, shall dismiss

the action without prejudice as to that defendant or direct that service be effected within a 

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specified time.” The complaint was filed on August 17, 2004, and thus, the time to serve

Defendants Ladrech Family Limited Partnership, Gene Ladrech and Hcerdal, Inc. expired over a

year ago. Plaintiffs are hereby notified that if they do not demonstrate good cause for the delay

in service by no later than March 24, 2006, the Court will dismiss this action against 

Defendants Ladrech Family Limited Partnership, Gene Ladrech and Hcerdal, Inc. without

prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 27, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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