Salazar

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 AND DENYING

13 v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT JAVIER SALAZAR, JR., et al., (Doc. 40) Defendants. 16

The United States of America initiated this action against Javier Salazar, Jr., Javier Salazar Sr., and Ricardo Covarrubias 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 October 28, 2024, the undersigned adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations and granted Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment against Defendants. (Doc. 35.) On November 25, 2024, Defendants (through newly noticed counsel) filed a motion to set aside the default judgment. (Doc. 37.) Plaintiff filed an opposition on…