(PS) USA v. Kennedy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:21-cv-01964-WBS-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER & FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v. (ECF Nos. 13, 18) EDWARD T. KENNEDY, Defendant. 16 Before the court is a motion by the United States (“plaintiff” or “the government”) for default judgment against defendant Edward T. Kennedy, who is representing himself in this action. (ECF No. 13.) Although defendant has appeared in this action, he failed to file an opposition to the motion despite an extension of time, and the motion was submitted without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). (ECF No. 15.) For the following reasons, the court recommends that plaintiff’s motion for default judgment be GRANTED. //// ////

Because defendant is self-represented, the case is referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c)(21). (See ECF No. 7.)

Also pending is the government’s request for a status conference or hearing on the…