Maldonado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASCENTIUM CAPITAL LLC, No. 2:19-cv-01674-TLN-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND ROTCEH COLON MALDONADO, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION Presently pending before the court is plaintiff Ascentium Capital LLC’s motion for default judgment against defendant Dr. Rotceh Colon Maldonado. (ECF No. 8.) Defendant failed to file an opposition to plaintiff’s motion in accordance with Local Rule 230(c). At the hearing on the motion held on December 18, 2019, plaintiff’s counsel appeared telephonically and defendant did not appear. BACKGROUND The background facts are taken from plaintiff’s complaint, unless otherwise noted. (See Plaintiff’s Complaint, ECF No. 1 [“Compl.”].) In July 2017 plaintiff made a commercial loan to defendant to purchase a Coolsculpting Device. (Compl. ¶ 7.) Pursuant to the finance agreement defendant was to make sixty monthly payments of $3,334.90, until the loan was…