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Parties Involved:
Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, The
Plaintiff
Kathy Park
Defendant
James In Wung Park
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, THE,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES IN WUNG PARK, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-02716-DMR 

ORDER TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTAL 

BRIEFING IN SUPPORT OF MOTION 

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 14

On October 12, 2015, Plaintiff Ohio Casualty Insurance Company filed a motion for 

default judgment. [Docket No. 14.] Having reviewed that motion, this court determines that 

Plaintiff did not brief the issue of this court’s subject matter jurisdiction over this controversy, nor 

did it establish this court’s personal jurisdiction over Defendants James In Wung Park and Kathy 

Park. Furthermore, it did not address the adequacy of service on Defendants. See In re Tuli, 172 

F.3d 707, 712 (9th Cir. 1999) (before assessing merits of motion for default judgment, court must 

confirm that it has subject matter jurisdiction over case and personal jurisdiction over parties, as 

well as ensure adequacy of service on defendant). 

Additionally, Plaintiff’s accounting of its attorneys’ fees and costs does not separate the 

fees incurred by each attorney and legal assistant. Plaintiff must submit a more detailed 

accounting sufficient to support Plaintiff’s requested award of reasonable attorneys’ fees for 

litigating this action, such that the court may determine whether the time spent was “excessive, 

redundant, or otherwise unnecessary.” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 434 (1983); see also 

N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 54-5. Plaintiff also did not submit evidence of the costs it seeks in connection 

with this action, nor did it explain the basis for the $637.60 in costs “per contract” it seeks. (See

Durante Decl., Oct. 12, 2015, ¶¶ 25, 26.)

Plaintiff shall submit additional briefing by October 30, 2015, to address the above 

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deficiencies in the motion for default judgment. Any opposition or statement of non-opposition is 

due no later than November 13, 2015. The parties shall comply with Civil Local Rule 5-1(e)(7).

Immediately upon receipt of this Order, Plaintiff shall serve Defendants with a copy 

of this Order and file a proof of service with the court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2015

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Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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