Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 50

DANIEL ACOSTA, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. LIBRA HOLLYWOOD, LLC; et al., Defendants.	Case No.:	23STCV23673
	Hearing Date:	November 8, 2024
	Hearing Time:	2:00 p.m.
	[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs Daniel Acosta, Salvador Gomez, Marcos Ochoa, and Xiomara Sanchez (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) request entry of default judgment against Defendants Libra Hollywood, LLC and John Greenwood. Plaintiffs seek judgment in the total amount of $32,735.31, comprising $26,480.00 in damages, $4,026.58 in interest, $923.53 in costs, and $1,305.20 in attorney’s fees.

The Court notes one remaining defect with the submitted default judgment package. The Court’s June 26, 2024 Order on Plaintiffs’ prior request for default judgment provides, inter alia, that “[i]n the April 16, 2024 Order on Plaintiffs’ prior request, the Court noted that ‘Plaintiffs do not appear to provide a supporting declaration from their counsel substantiating the attorney’s fees requested.’” (June 26, 2024 Order at p. 3:4-7.) Plaintiffs still do not appear to provide evidence supporting the attorney’s fees requested (e.g., work performed, hourly rate, etc.). Plaintiffs’ counsel’s supporting declaration solely discusses the calculation of attorney’s fees under Los Angeles Superior Court Local Rule 3.214. (Idrees Decl., ¶ 4.)

Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the request for default judgment without prejudice. The Court will discuss with Plaintiffs a schedule for resubmission of the default judgment package.

DATED: November 8, 2024 ________________________________

Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court