(PS)Trinchitella

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD F. TRINCHITELLA, Case No. 2:15-cv-02365-DAD-JDP Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AMERICAN REALTY PARTNERS, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff moves for default judgment against defendants American Realty Partners, LLC (“ARP”), Performance Realty Management, LLC (“PRM”), and Corix Bioscience, Inc. (“Corix”). ECF No. 77-1 at 1. I recommend that plaintiff’s motion be denied without prejudice. I also recommend that plaintiff be ordered to show cause why his claims against defendant American Housing Income Trust, Inc. (“AHIT”) should not be dismissed. Claims Against AHIT Plaintiff previously moved for default judgment against AHIT. In denying that motion, the court explained that although plaintiff has treated AHIT and Corix as separate defendants, the two are actually the same entity; AHIT merely changed its name to Corix Bioscience, Inc. ECF Nos. 68 & 69. Because Corix responded to both…