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Parties Involved:
Comcast of California III, Inc.
Plaintiff
Jacques Tardif
Defendant
Stephane Tardif
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COMCAST OF CALIFORNIA III, INC.,

Plaintiff,

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STEPHANE TARDIF, et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-00718 CRB

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Now pending before the Court is Magistrate Judge Edward Chen’s Report and

Recommendation of March 8, 2006, recommending that defendant’s motion for default

judgment be granted as to Stephane Tardif and denied as to Jacques Tardif for incomplete

service of process. After carefully considering the recommendation and defendant’s moving

papers, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation and hereby GRANTS the motion

for default judgment against Stephane Tardif in the amount of $400,401.93 in United States

currency. The motion for default judgment against Jacques Tardif is DENIED without

prejudice to Comcast re-filing the motion if he is properly served and fails to appear in this

matter. 

Because no adjudication has been determined as to Jacques Tardif, however, the Court

refrains from entering judgment against Stephane Tardif at this time. See In re First T.D. &

Inv. Inc., 253 F.3d 520, 532 (9th Cir. 2001) (citing Frow v. De la Vega, 82 U.S. (15 Wall.)

552 (1872)) (“[W]here a complaint alleges that defendants are jointly liable and one of them

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defaults, judgment should not be entered against the defaulting defendant until the matter has

been adjudicated with regard to all defendants.”). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30, 2006

 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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