Judge: Armen Tamzarian, Case: 22STCV20163, Date: 2023-04-25 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV20163    Hearing Date: April 25, 2023    Dept: 52

Order to Show Cause Re: Default Judgment Packet; Order to Show Cause Re: Sanctions

Plaintiffs Rubidia Del Carmen Flores, Gladys Romero, and Aurora Aldaco request court judgment by default against defendant Magic Laundry Services, Inc.

Plaintiffs’ request for default judgment has one problem.  They request $2,890 in attorney fees, which exceeds the fee schedule in Local Rule 3.214(a).  For a judgment between $50,000 and $100,000, the schedule provides for $1,890 plus 2% of the excess over $50,000.  Per the schedule, the attorney fees therefore are: $1,890 + ($68,897.22 - $50,000) x 0.02 = $2,267.94.

The court hereby dismisses defendants Does 1-100. 

Plaintiffs’ application for court judgment by default is granted in part.  The court will sign plaintiff’s proposed judgment as modified to reflect the reduced amount of attorney fees and reduced total.

The court hereby discharges the order to show cause re: sanctions.