Nipper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 20-cv-00258-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

v. Re: Dkt. No. 35 CELIA NIPPER, et al., Defendants.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff United States of America’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for default judgment against Defendant Celia Nipper (“C. Nipper” or “Defendant”). Dkt. No. 35 (“Mot.”). The Court took the motion under submission on June 12, 2020. See Dkt. No. 42. After careful consideration, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND On July 19, 2009, C. Nipper acquired real property located at 1965 Keswick Lane, Concord, California (“Property”), evidenced by a grant deed recorded by the Contra Costa County

Recorder’s Office. Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 14-19. On February 16, 2016, C. Nipper was arrested on federal charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and filing of false tax returns. Mot. at 2. On May 8, 2018, the Court sentenced Defendant to a prison term of 51 months,…