(PC)Cortez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHN R. CORTEZ, No. 1:24-cv-00941 GSA (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

13 v. (ECF No. 10) 14 K. MCGHEE, et al.,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

15 Defendants. FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 16 (ECF No. 11) 17 18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil 19 rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States 20 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 21 Before this Court are Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment and motion for the 22 appointment of counsel. ECF Nos. 10, 11 respectively. For the reasons stated below, both 23 motions will be denied. 24 I. MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT 25 In support of Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, Plaintiff asserts that Defendants 26 have “fail[ed] to deny, defend or respond to the Complaint...” ECF No. 10…