The following excerpt is from CrossFit, Inc. v. Fitness Trade sp. z o.o., Case No.: 18-CV-2903-CAB-BLM (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Determining if good cause exists requires the court consider three factors: (1) whether [the defendant] engaged in culpable conduct that led to the default; (2) whether [the defendant] had a meritorious defense; or (3) whether reopening the default would prejudice [the plaintiff]." Franchise Holding II, LLC v. Huntington Rests. Grp., Inc., 375 F.3d 922, 925-926 (9th Cir. 2004) (citation omitted). The defendant bears the burden of establishing good cause for setting aside the default, and a district court is free to deny the motion if any of the three factors favor denial. See id. at 926.
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