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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 Bob Bejarano is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On March 21, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion for the entry of default against Defendants Allison 

and Hernandez. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a) provides that “[w]hen 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, the clerk must enter the party’s default.” 

On March 21, 2014, Defendants Hernandez and Allison filed a motion to dismiss precluding 

any entitlement to entry of default or default judgment, Fed. R. Civ. P. 55; Franchise Holding II, LLC 

v. Huntington Rests. Grp., Inc., 375 F.3d 922, 927-28 (9th Cir. 2004) (if party appeared, clerk=s entry 

of default void ab initio); Horton v. Sierra Conservation Ctr., No 1:09-cv-01441-AWI-SMS, 2010 WL 

BOB BEJARANO,

 Plaintiff,

v.

KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:11-cv-00016-AWI-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 

ENTRY OF DEFAULT 

[ECF No. 32]

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743849, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 1, 2010 (court cannot enter default once the defendant has filed its 

responsive pleading). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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