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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

REVOLUTIONARY PRODUCTIONS INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01001-SAB

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

ENTRY OF DEFAULT AND CONTINUING 

INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2024

Plaintiff commenced this action on August 21, 2024. (ECF No. 1.) On October 29, 

2024, Plaintiff filed a summons returned executed, indicating that service had been effectuated 

and Defendant’s answer was due November 18, 2024. (ECF No. 5.) The scheduling conference 

in this matter is currently set for January 9, 2025. (ECF No. 3.)

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, a plaintiff can move for 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. 

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1991) (cleaned up).

As Defendant in this matter has not appeared and has failed to answer, the Court shall 

continue the initial scheduling conference and set a deadline for a request for entry of default to 

be filed.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff shall file a request for entry of default no later than December 20, 2024; 

2. The initial scheduling conference set for January 9, 2025, is CONTINUED to 

March 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.; and

3. Plaintiff is advised that failure to comply with this order may result in a 

recommendation that this action be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 9, 2024 

STANLEY A. BOONE

United States Magistrate Judge

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