Harding

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:19-cv-00871-WBS-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER AND v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ALFRED HARDING, et al., (ECF No. 20) Defendants. 16 Presently before the court is the United States’ motion for default judgment against defendants Alfred Harding and Capital Investments Trust. (ECF No. 20.) Defendants have not responded to plaintiff’s motion or complaint, but defendant Harding did file a “Motion for Explanation” regarding the clerk’s entry of default. (ECF No. 15.) At the hearing on the present motion, plaintiff’s counsel appeared telephonically and defendants did not appear. For the following reasons the court recommends granting the United States’ motion for default judgment. BACKGROUND On May 15, 2019, the United States filed the present action seeking to establish defendant Alfred Harding as the true owner of real property located in Weed, California (the “Subject 26 …