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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

O. Z. MARTIN,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0934 FCD EFB P

vs.

EDWARD ALAMEIDA, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On November 21, 2006, plaintiff requested the Clerk of the Court to enter defendant

Leftwich’s default. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 states:

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. 

A party who is personally served with process has 20 days from the date the request for waiver

was sent to serve an answer. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A). The United States Marshall personally

served process on defendant Leftwich on June 16, 2006. He has not responded to the complaint.

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Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court shall enter the default of defendant Leftwich.

So ordered.

Dated: April 12, 2007.

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