Patel

1 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 SCOTT JOHNSON, Case No. 18-cv-00211-MMC

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

9 v. Re: Doc. No. 51 10 VARSHA I. PATEL, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 Before the Court is plaintiff Scott Johnson’s (“Johnson”) Motion for Default 14 Judgment, brought pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 15 filed September 4, 2019.1 Having read and considered the papers filed in support of the 16 instant motion, the Court rules as follows.2 17 FACTUAL BACKGROUND 18 The following facts are taken from the Complaint: 19 Johnson is “a level C-5 quadriplegic”; as such, he “cannot walk” and has 20 “significant manual dexterity impairments.” (See Doc. No. 1 (“Compl.”), filed January 10, 21 2018, ¶ 1.) Johnson uses a wheelchair and a van equipped to carry it. (See id.) 22 During the relevant time period, defendants Varsha I. Patel (“V. Patel”), 23 Ichharambhai M. Patel (“I. Patel”),…