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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On September 18, 2006, this Court adopted a Findings and Recommendation and granted 

default judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant Sam Rockwell for $75,000 ($50,000 

in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages). See Doc. No. 44. The case was 

closed on October 13, 2006.1 

On August 29, 2016 and August 30, 2016, Plaintiff requested a renewal of judgment and 

filed a formal application for renewal. See Doc. Nos. 29, 30. In her renewal application, Plaintiff 

includes inter alia a request for costs in the amount of $1,000.00. See Doc. No. 30. However, 

costs were never awarded in this matter. Therefore, Plaintiff’s request for $1,000.00 in costs is 

improper. Because Plaintiff has requested costs that were not awarded, the Clerk’s office will not 

grant Plaintiff’s application for a renewal. 

The Court will deny Plaintiff’s application without prejudice to submitting a new 

application for a renewal of judgment. If Plaintiff chooses to file a new application for renewal of 

judgment, she shall not include a request for costs because no costs were awarded in this case.

 

1 A separate judgment was not entered. By operation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58, the Court’s order 

adopting the Findings and Recommendation and awarding default judgment is the judgment in this case, and that 

judgment was deemed entered 150 days after the order was filed. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(c)(2)(B); Kremen v. Cohen, 

609 Fed. Appx. 945, 946 (9th Cir. 2014); Mondragon v. Thompson ̧519 F.3d 1078, 1081-82 (10th Cir. 2008). 

TARA WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, and 

SAM CALDWELL

Defendants

CASE NO. 1:03-CV-6314 AWI new 

ORDER ON REQUEST AND 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF 

JUDGMENT

(Doc. Nos. 45, 46)

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ORDER

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request and application for 

renewal of judgment (Doc. Nos. 45, 46) are DENIED without prejudice to Plaintiff submitting a 

new application for renewal, consistent with this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 16, 2016 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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