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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Quincy Brown is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default, filed March 7, 2017. 

This action is proceeding against Defendants R. Robles and C. Riley for deliberate indifference 

to a serious medical need in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

Rule 12(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a defendant that has 

timely waived service under Rule 4(d) must respond “within 60 days after the request for a waiver was 

sent, or within 90 days after it was sent to the defendant outside any judicial district of the United 

States.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(ii). 

Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires the Clerk of the Court to enter 

default “when a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or 

otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).

QUINCY BROWN,

 Plaintiff,

v.

R. ROBLES, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00751-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST 

FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT

[ECF No. 9]

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In this instance, the requests for waiver of service were returned on January 27, 2017, and filed 

with the Court. (ECF No. 8.) Therefore, pursuant to their waivers of service, Defendants are not 

required to answer the complaint until sixty days thereafter, i.e. March 28, 2017. Accordingly, 

Plaintiff’s request for entry of default is DENIED as premature. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 14, 2017 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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