Whitaker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN WHITAKER, No. 2:21–cv–0493–KJM–KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER & FINDINGS AND

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v. (ECF No. 19) ZAFAR SHEIKH, Defendant. 16 Presently pending before the court is plaintiff Brian Whitaker’s motion for default judgment against defendant Zafar Sheikh, who is the only named defendant in this action. (ECF No. 19.) Defendant failed to file an opposition to the motion, despite an extension of time, and the motion was submitted without oral arguments pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). (ECF No. 21.) For the following reasons, the court recommends that plaintiff’s motion for default judgment be GRANTED on the terms outlined below. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action on March 18, 2021, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51 et seq. (ECF No. 1.) On April 19, 2021, plaintiff filed a…