Villasenor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON SCOTT HOUNIHAN, No. 1:23-cv-00163-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

v. (ECF No. 26) JOSE C. VILLASENOR,

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Jason Scott Hounihan is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment sexual assault claim against Defendant Villasenor. (ECF No. 5). Defendant filed an answer in this case on May 18, 2023. The Court has not yet opened discovery and is waiting for the parties to file their scheduling and discovery statements before entering a case schedule. (ECF No. 23). This matter is now before the Court on Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, filed on July 20, 2023. (ECF No. 26). Plaintiff seeks default judgment for two reasons. First, he says defense attorney Andrew Haller sent him a designation of counsel letter on June 8, 2023, stating that he was…