Stewart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAYLOR STEWART, No. 2:21-cv-02418 WBS AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER and MNS & ASSOCIATES, LLC, and FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

MICHAEL SHAW,

15 Defendants.

17 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for default judgment against defendant MNS & Associates. ECF No. 9. The motion was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(19). This motion was submitted without oral argument. ECF No. 12. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned recommends that plaintiff’s motion be GRANTED. Plaintiff is further ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why defendant Michael Shaw should not be dismissed from this case for failure to prosecute. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff filed his complaint in in this court on December 28, 2021, alleging that defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the California Rosenthal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff’s…