Chan
Johnson v. Chan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Scott Johnson, No. 2:17-cv-00138-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Haneshinder Singh Chauhan, 1S Defendant. 16 On May 18, 2021, plaintiff Scott Johnson requested an entry of default as to defendant Haneshinder Singh Chauhan. Req. for Entry of Default, ECF No. 66. The Clerk of Court declined the request, ECF No. 67, and the court directed Johnson to cure the identified 20 deficiencies and renew the request by June 25, 2021. Minute Order, ECF No. 68. The court warned that it “anticipate[d] dismissing the case against defendant Haneshinder Singh Chauhan” 22 for failure to prosecute if Johnson did not cure the deficiencies and “adequately brief the issue of damages.” Jd. Johnson did not file a renewed request for default. On September 28, 2021, the 24 court ordered Johnson to show cause, within fourteen days, why this case should not be dismissed 25 for lack of prosecution under Federal…