Kraus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JERRY KRAUS, Plaintiff, No. 2:18-cv-0627 MCE DB v. SURJEET S. RATTU; KULDIP S. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RATTU,

15 Defendants. 17 Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for default judgement against defendants Surjeet Rattu and Kuldip Rattu. (ECF No. 11.) This motion came on for hearing before the undersigned on July 26, 2019. (ECF No. 13.) Attorney Bradley Smith appeared on behalf of plaintiff. No appearance was made by, or on behalf of a defendant. Having considered all written materials submitted with respect to the motion, and after hearing oral argument, the undersigned recommends that plaintiff’s motion be granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Jerry Kraus initiated this action through counsel on March 23, 2018, by filing a complaint and paying the required filing fee. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint alleges that plaintiff //// //// has a back injury and “uses a wheelchair for mobility.” …