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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.,

Plaintiff,

v.

DONA SHORES,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01113-LJO-SAB

ORDER VACATING ALL PENDING 

DATES IN THIS MATTER AND 

REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE 

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT OR 

SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION 

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR 

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

National Union fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (“Plaintiff”) filed this action 

against Dona Shores (“Defendant”) on August 15, 2019. On November 26, 2019, default was 

entered against Defendant in this action. 

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, 

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940 F.2d 524, (9th Cir. 1991) (internal punctuation and citations omitted).

Having been no activity in in this action since the entry of default, the Court shall order 

Plaintiff to 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. Due to the entry of default all pending dates in this matter are VACATED;

2. Within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall either 

file a motion for default judgment or file a written response showing cause why 

this action should not be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute; and

3. Failure to comply with this order shall result in a recommendation that this action 

be dismissed for failure to prosecute.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 19, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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