(PS) Cicalla v. Rogers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARTIN ANTHONY CICALLA, JR., No. 2:20-cv-01999 DAD AC PS 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER & 14 DONNA ROGERS, et al., FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants. 16 17 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for default judgment (ECF No. 40), 18 his motion for an extension of time (ECF No. 38), and his motion for a hearing (ECF No. 41). 19 The motion for an extension of time is denied because the case has been pending for over two 20 years with negligible forward momentum, and further delay serves no legitimate purpose. The 21 motion for a hearing is also denied. The undersigned has determined that the motion for default 22 judgment does not require oral argument. Moreover, plaintiff has had the opportunity to discuss 23 issues related to default judgment with the court before. See ECF Nos. 20, 21. Further, plaintiff 24 has a history of abusing his communication privileges with the court and utilizing unauthorized 25 channels of communication,1…