(PC) Duncan v. California Healthcare Receivership Corp.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DIONTAE JOHAN DUNCAN, Case No. 1:20-cv-01288-AWI-SKO (PC)

12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

13 v.

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

14 CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE RECEIVERSHIP CORP., et al., (Doc. 11) 15 Defendants. 14-DAY DEADLINE 16 17 Plaintiff has filed a motion for a default judgment. (Doc. 11.) Plaintiff is appearing pro se 18 and in forma pauperis and his complaint is subject to screening. The Court has not yet screened 19 the complaint and no defendants have appeared in this action. 20 As explained in the Court’s First Informational Order, per 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court is 21 required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or 22 an officer or employee of a governmental entity. (Doc. 5 at 3.) A pro se plaintiff may not proceed 23 with such a legal action until the Court screens the plaintiff’s complaint and finds that it states a 24 cognizable claim for relief. (Id.) Because Plaintiff is a prisoner appearing…