Booza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL D. CAREY, No. 2:24-cv-1717 AC Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GREGORY BOOZA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is a prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a motion for default judgment. ECF No. 27. The motion is improper because there has been no entry of default by the Clerk under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a), and the defendant is not in default. Accordingly, the motion for default judgment must be denied. Plaintiff is informed below of the procedures to be followed in pursuing a default judgment. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to assign a District Judge to this case. I. OVERVIEW Plaintiff initially brought this lawsuit against a detective and a police officer, alleging violations of due process by false arrest and perjury. ECF No. 1. The complaint was docketed on June 17, 2024. Id. Before the initial complaint was screened, plaintiff filed an amended complaint on…