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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Reginald Haywood, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Jeffrey A. Bedatsky, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV-05-2179-PHX-DGC

ORDER

Pending before the Court are pro se Plaintiff’s motions for entry of default. Docs.

##27-32, 34-35. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the motions.

DISCUSSION

Plaintiff seeks entries of default against numerous Defendants. Plaintiff states that

Defendants have either been served in their official capacity via Attorney General Gonzalez

and the General Counsel to the United States Postal Service, or have simply failed to answer

or acknowledge service. Docs. ##27-32, 34-35. 

Rule 55 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that "when a party against

whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend as

provided by these rules and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk

shall enter the party's default." Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). No affidavits attesting to proper

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service have been filed with the Court. Plaintiff has failed to provide proof of service on the

individual Defendants as required by Rule 55(a).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motions for entry of default (Docs.

##27-32, 34-35) are denied. 

DATED this 7th day of March, 2006.

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