(PC) Cuellar v. Fresno County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRAVIS JUSTIN CUELLAR, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00707-DAD-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

ENTRY OF DEFAULT BE DENIED AS MOOT

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., ) ) (ECF No. Defendants. ) ) ) ) )

Plaintiff Travis Justin Cuellar 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 motion for entry of default, filed December 10, 2020. I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND This action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s excessive force claim against Defendants Bruton, Cisneros, and an unidentified John Doe. On July 21, 2020, the Court directed the United States Marshal to serve Bruton and Cisneros. (ECF No. 10.) On November 5, 2020, the Court received two…