Howard

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BERRY CREEK RANCHERIA OF No. 2:20-CV-2109-JAM-DMC-P

MAIDU INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA,

12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. 14 DEBORAH HOWARD, also known as Deborah Brown, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff, who is proceeding with retained counsel, brings this civil action. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion, ECF No. 12, for entry of a default judgment. 20 I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s original complaint. See ECF No. 1. Plaintiff names the following as defendants: (1) Deborah Howard, aka Deborah Brown; and (2) Jessie Brown. See id. at 1, 3-4. Plaintiff offers the following summary of the case:

. . .This action concerns a continuing pattern of fraud and money laundering at the federally-recognized Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California (“Berry Creek” or “Tribe”) by two former in-house professionals who were entrusted to…