Motion to Set Aside Default and Default Judgment
Counsel for LoanDepot.com, LLC is ordered to give notice of this ruling.
2. Koc v. Unal 24-1450686 Pro per defendant Abdullah Unal’s (“Defendant”) unopposed Motion to Set Aside Default and Default Judgment is DENIED without prejudice.
Defendant brings the motion pursuant to Civ. Proc. Code § 473(b), which requires the responsive pleading (i.e. answer, demurrer, motion to strike, etc.) to be filed along with the motion. No such pleading was filed.
There is also no evidence the motion was ever served on plaintiff Mesut Koc (“Plaintiff”) as required by the code. (Civ. Proc. Code § 1005.)
Based on the above, the motion is denied without prejudice to correcting the issues and refiling. The court warns Defendant that a renewed motion must be filed within six months of entry of judgment. (Civ. Proc. Code § 473(b).) Judgment was entered on March 25, 2026. (ROA 47.)
The Clerk of the Court will give notice of the ruling.
3. Reed v. Blucker 26-1554798
Before the Court is a special motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 filed by defendant James Blucker (Defendant) as to the complaint filed by plaintiff Curtis Reed (Plaintiff). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED.
Defendant’s request for judicial notice is GRANTED.
Civil Procedure Code section 425.16(b) provides: “A cause of action against a person arising from any act of that person in furtherance of the person’s right of petition or free speech under the United States or California Constitution in connection with a public issue shall be subject to a special motion to strike, unless the court determines that the plaintiff has established that there is a probability that the plaintiff will prevail on the claim.” (Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16, subd. (b).)
In ruling on a special motion to strike under Section 425.16, the court must follow a two-step process. (Baral v. Schnitt (2016) 1 Cal.5th 376, 384-385.) First, the court determines if the party moving to strike a cause of action has shown that the cause of action arises from an act in furtherance of the moving party’s right of petition or free speech. (Ibid.) If the moving party makes the showing required in the first step, the court then determines whether the non-moving party has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the claim. (
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Protected Activity. Statements and writings made during judicial proceedings are protected by the anti-SLAPP statute. (Code of Civ. Proc. § 425.16, subd. (e)(1).) Here, Defendant met its burden showing this action arises out of protected activity. Plaintiff’s complaint arises out of Defendant’s communications during judicial proceedings while