Rockwell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALLAN THOMAS ROCKWELL, Case No. 1:22-cv-00392-JLT-EPG Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT BE et al., DENIED 15 Defendants. (ECF No. 37.)

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

FOURTEEN (14) DAYS 18 Plaintiff Allan Thomas Rockwell (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se in this action against 19 Tuolumne County, Michael Choate, Denise Choate, and Melissa Brouhard. (See ECF No. 1.) On 20 June 29, 2022, Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default against Defendants Tuolumne County 21 and Melissa Brouhard (“Defendants”). (ECF No. 37.) Defendants filed an opposition to the 22 request on July 6, 2022. (ECF No. 39.) For the following reasons, the Court recommends that 23 Plaintiff’s request be denied.

I. LEGAL STANDARDS

25 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 provides, “[w]hen a party against whom a judgment 26 for affirmative relief…