Salazar
United States v. Salazar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 1:23-cv-01282-JLT-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART; AND
v. GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT
JUDGMENT AS MODIFIED
JAVIER SALAZAR, JR., et al. (Docs. 24, 32) 15 Defendants. 16 The United States of America initiated this action against Javier Salazar, Jr., Javier Salazar Sr., and Ricardo Covarrubias. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff brought this action to enforce the provisions of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601, et seq. (the “Fair Housing Act” or “FHA”), on behalf of Angela McGinnis. (Doc. 1 at ¶¶ 1-2.) On March 13, 2024, the Clerk of the Court entered defaults as to all Defendants. (Doc. 20- 22.) Plaintiff moved for default judgment (Doc. 24). Defendants did not timely oppose or otherwise respond to the motion. The Court held a hearing on the motion on May 22, 2024. (Docs. 25-26.) Attorneys Roshni Shikari and Robert Fuentes appeared on behalf of…