Nangalama

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL MURPHY COSTON, No. 2:10-cv-02009-DC-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF

ANDREW NANGALAMA, et al., DEFAULT JUDGMENT (ECF No. 319) Defendants. 16 This action arises from plaintiff’s complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging the defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated at California State Prison - Sacramento. On May 30, 2024, the clerk entered judgment against defendant Randall Hale. ECF No. 285. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for entry of default judgment against defendant Hale for $100,000 in compensatory damages and $20,000 in punitive damages, plus attorney’s fees and costs and post-judgment interest. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends the motion be denied. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiff commenced this action in 2010 against defendant…