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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

TOROMI WASHINGTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

DERRELL G. ADAMS, et al., 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-827-OWW-MJS (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR DEFAULT

(ECF No. 15)

AND 

DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

(ECF No. 16)

Plaintiff Toromi Washington (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court

are Plaintiff’s Motion for Default [ECF No. 15] and Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No.

16]. 

 Plaintiff has yet to state a cognizable claim. Accordingly, the Court has not yet

ordered that Defendants be served. It would therefore be improper to enter default or

consider summary judgment against them at this time. Moreover, the Court recently

dismissed Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could

be granted. (ECF No. 17.) There therefore is no pending pleading upon which a default

could be entered or summary judgment granted in this action. 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Default and Motion for Summary Judgment are 

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DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 10, 2010 /s/Michael J. Seng 

ci4d6 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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