(PS) Claire v. County of Sutter

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROUBLE P. CLAIRE, an individual, No. 2:22-cv-00780 TLN AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 SARA M. HOLLIS, 15 Defendant. 16 17 This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for terminating discovery sanctions. 18 ECF No. 46; see E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(1). The motion was heard on April 10, 2024 with plaintiff’s 19 counsel present. Defendant Sara M. Hollis did not file an opposition to the motion, otherwise 20 respond to the motion, or appear for the hearing. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned 21 recommends that plaintiff’s motion for terminating sanctions be granted, and that default 22 judgment be entered in favor of plaintiff and against Ms. Hollis. 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 A. Overview 25 This case was initiated against multiple defendants, including pro se defendant Sara M. 26 Hollis. ECF No. 1 (initial complaint); ECF No. 4 (amended complaint). Plaintiff brought federal 27 civil rights…