Ugwueze

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARONTA T. LEWIS, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00596-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT JUDGMENT

DR. G. UGWUEZE, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 49) Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Daronta T. Lewis is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s request for entry of default, filed December 9, 2020. I. DISCUSSION Plaintiff contends he is entitled to default judgment because Defendants have failed to timely respond to the complaint. Plaintiff’s motion must be denied. Plaintiff’s motion is deficient both procedurally and substantively. Procedurally, obtaining a default judgment requires adherence to a two-step…