Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Judang Team LLC et al

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
META PLATFORMS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
JUDANG TEAM LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 25-cv-05156-TSH
ORDER RE: ENTRY OF DEFAULT
Plaintiff Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) brings this action against Defendants Judang Team
LLC (“Judang”), Perfeos LLC (“Perfeos”), Jot & Journeys (“J&J”), and Antonio Jose Liévano
(collectively, “Defendants”), alleging that Defendants operated a deceptive and misleading
advertising scheme on Meta’s social media platforms and improperly obtained advertising credit
lines from Meta. ECF No. 1. Judang and Perfeos are corporate entities. Id.
On January 20, 2026, the Court granted Former Counsel’s1 motion to withdraw as counsel
for all Defendants. ECF No. 57. Because corporations may not appear in federal court except by
counsel, the Court stayed the case for thirty days and granted Defendants until February 19, 2026,
to find substitute counsel for the corporate entities. Id. The Court warned Defendants that failure
to retain substitute counsel could result in the entry of default judgment against them. Id.
On February 5, 2026, Defendants Perfeos, J&J, and Liévano filed an answer to the
complaint through new counsel. ECF No. 59. However, Defendant Judang did not submit any
filings through new counsel, nor did Judang enter an appearance by new counsel. As Judang has
not made an appearance through new counsel, entry of default is appropriate. See Emp. Painters’
1 “Former Counsel” refers collectively to James C. Huber, Bradley C. Crosley, and Darren Cruz.
See ECF No. 57.
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
Trust v. Ethan Enters., Inc., 480 F.3d 993, 998 (9th Cir. 2007) (holding entry of default against
corporate entity defendant proper where defendant failed to obtain substitute counsel after former
counsel withdrew, in violation of local rules); United States v. High Country Broad. Co., Inc., 3
F.3d 1244, 1245 (9th Cir. 1993) (holding default judgment against corporate entity defendant
proper where defendant failed to comply with court order to retain counsel).
Accordingly, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a), the Court ORDERS the
Clerk of Court to enter default against Judang.
The Court ORDERS Former Counsel to provide a copy of this order to Judang and file an
attestation to that effect no later than February 25, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 20, 2026
THOMAS S. HIXSON
United States Magistrate Judge
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