Judge: Michael P. Linfield, Case: 20STCV31295, Date: 2022-12-12 Tentative Ruling

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Case Number: 20STCV31295    Hearing Date: December 12, 2022    Dept: 34

REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT

I.           BACKGROUND

On August 17, 2020, Plaintiff Southern California Gas Company filed its Complaint against Defendant Miles Construction Group, Incorporated on causes of action of breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and common count.

On November 12, 2020, Defendant filed its Answer and its Cross-Complaint.

On December 15, 2020, Plaintiff filed its Answer to the Cross-Complaint.

On February 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed its First Amended Answer to the Cross-Complaint.

On February 24, 2022, the Court granted Defendant’s Counsel’s Motion to be Relieved as Counsel.

On August 29, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Answer and Cross-Complaint of Defendant for being unrepresented for an unreasonable length of time. The Court struck Defendant’s Answer and dismissed with prejudice Defendant’s Cross-Complaint.

On August 30, 2022, by request of Plaintiff, the Clerk’s Office entered default on Defendant.

On November 10, 2022, the Court denied Plaintiff’s Request for Entry of Default Judgment for failure to comply with multiple procedural requirements.

On November 18, 2022, Plaintiff filed: (1) Request for Dismissal; (2) Judgment form; (3) Amended Summary of Case; and (4) Supplemental Declaration of Carlos Gaeta.

II.        ANALYSIS

The Request for Entry of Default Judgement is GRANTED in the amount of $704,593.10, as indicated by the table below: