Case Name: Stephen J. DONELL, Permanent Receiver for Learn Waterhouse, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy TEINERT; Cathy Teinert, Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-05-23
Citations: 520 F. App'x 571
Docket Number: No. 11-56432
Parties: Stephen J. DONELL, Permanent Receiver for Learn Waterhouse, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy TEINERT; Cathy Teinert, Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 520
Pages: 571–571

Head Matter:
Stephen J. DONELL, Permanent Receiver for Learn Waterhouse, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy TEINERT; Cathy Teinert, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 11-56432.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 14, 2013.
Filed May 23, 2013.
Peter Alan Davidson, Ervin Cohen & Jessup, LLP Beverly Hills, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Randy Teinert, pro se.
Cathy Teinert, pro se.
Before: LEAVY, THOMAS, and MURGUIA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Randy and Cathy Teinert appeal pro se from the district court's judgment in an action seeking avoidance and recovery of fraudulent transfers under California law. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the district court's denial of a motion to set aside entry of default. United States v. Signed Personal Check No. 730 of Yubran S. Mesle, 615 F.3d 1085, 1091 (9th Cir.2010). We vacate and remand.
In its order granting default judgment and denying the Teinerts' motion to set aside default, the district court "omitted any mention of the 'extreme circumstances' requirement for judgment by default." Id. at 1091. Its failure to do so was an abuse of discretion. See id. at 1091-92 (absent such extreme circumstances, judgment by default is inappropriate); see also id. at 1089 ("Our rules for determining when a default should be set aside are solicitous towards movants, especially those whose actions leading to the default were taken without the benefit of legal representation.").
Accordingly, we vacate the entry of default judgment and remand for reconsideration in light of Signed Personal Check No. 730.
The parties shall bear their own costs on appeal.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.