Judge: Robert B. Broadbelt, Case: 23STCV30421, Date: 2025-01-17 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV30421    Hearing Date: January 17, 2025    Dept: 53

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles – Central District

Department 53

 

 

oust, llc ;

 

Plaintiff,

 

 

vs.

 

 

draft champ , et al.;

 

Defendants.

Case No.:

23STCV30421

 

 

Hearing Date:

January 17, 2025

 

 

Time:

8:30 a.m.

 

 

 

[tentative] Order RE:

 

plaintiff’s request for court judgment by default

 

 

MOVING PARTY:                 Plaintiff Oust, LLC    

 

RESPONDING PARTY:       n/a

Plaintiff’s Request for Court Judgment by Default

Plaintiff Oust, LLC (“Plaintiff”) requests that the court enter default judgment in its favor and against defendants Draft Champ, Ben Frazier, and Charley Harris (“Defendants”)[1] in the total amount of $383,411.94, consisting of (1) damages in the amount of $300,048, (2) interest in the amount of $78,990.78, and (3) costs in the amount of $4,373.16.

The court finds that Plaintiff has not complied with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1800, because Plaintiff did not dismiss the Doe defendants and therefore did not dismiss “all parties against whom judgment is not sought” as required.  (Cal. Rules of Ct., rule 3.1800, subd. (a)(7); Compl. [identifying as defendants Doe defendants 1-10].)

The court therefore finds that it is appropriate, and exercises its discretion, to continue the hearing on the Order to Show Cause re entry of default judgment to February 14, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., in Department 53.

The court orders plaintiff Oust, LLC to file a Request for Dismissal of all parties against whom judgment is not sought no later than January 27, 2025.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

DATED:  January 17, 2025

 

_____________________________

Robert B. Broadbelt III

Judge of the Superior Court



[1] Pursuant to Plaintiff’s Request for Dismissal, the clerk dismissed defendant Casey Clyde on March 12, 2024.  (Mar. 8, 2024 Req. for Dismissal, ¶¶ 1, 5.)