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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL DAVID JOHNSON, No. 2:15-cv-1313 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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J.A. BEARD, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On July 22, 2021, plaintiff filed a document styled, “Motion to Schedule Inquest Hearing After Entry for Default Judgment Filed: May 17, 2021.” (ECF No. 155.) Plaintiff notes that defendants Collinsworth and Naku failed to timely respond to the complaint, clerk’s entry of default was entered, and plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is pending. Plaintiff asks the court to schedule an “inquest” hearing in order to resolve this matter. (ECF No. 155 at 2.) As discussed below, plaintiff’s request for hearing is denied. The undersigned recommends that: (a) his motion for default judgment be denied with prejudice as to defendant Collinsworth, and without prejudice as to defendant Naku; defendant Collinsworth’s motion to set aside…