Case 1:18-cv-01011-RMC Document 42 Filed 08/09/19 Page 6 of 19 summons and complaint, the entry of a default, or the motion for default judgment.” Int’l Painters, 531 F. Supp. 2d at 57 (quoting Gutierrez v. Berg Contracting Inc., No. 99-3044, 2000 WL 331721, at *1 (D.D.C. Mar. 20, 2000)). Given “the absence of any request to set aside the default or suggestion by the defendant that it has a meritorious defense,” courts have found that the plaintiff has satisfied the standard for default judgment. Id. (quoting Gutierrez, 2000 WL 331721, at *1). B. Damages Once the Court has established liability, “the court must make an independent evaluation of the damages to be awarded and has ‘considerable latitude in determining the amount of damages.’” Sanchez v. Devashish Hosp., LLC, 322 F.R.D. 32, 35 (D.D.C. 2017) (quoting Ventura v. L.A. Howard Constr. Co., 134 F. Supp. 3d 99, 103 (D.D.C. 2015) and Elite Terrazzo Flooring, 763 F. Supp. 2d at 67). To determine whether there is a basis to determine damages, “a plaintiff must ‘prove [her] entitlement’ to the relief requested using ‘detailed affidavits or documentary evidence on which the court may rely.’” Ventura, 134 F. Supp. 3d at 103 (quoting Boland v. Providence Constr. Corp., 304 F.R.D. 31, 36 (D.D.C. 2014)). “Ultimately, what matters is that the court ‘ensures that there is a basis for the damages specified in the default judgment.’” Pescatore v. Palmera Pineda, 345 F. Supp. 3d 68, 71 (D.D.C. 2018) (quoting Fanning v. Wegco, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 1, 4 (D.D.C. 2013)). A court may conduct a hearing to set the amount of damages, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2), but it is not required to do so as long as there is a basis for the damages specified in the motion for default judgment. See Ventura, 134 F. Supp. 3d at 103. 6