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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

RICHARD V. ROOD, No. 2:13-cv-0478-CMK-P

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

GARY SWARTHOUT, et al.,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion for entry of default (Doc. 20). 

A defendant is not in “default” unless he “has failed to plead or otherwise defend,

and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise.” Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 55(a). A party generally

has 20 after being served with the summons and complaint to file a responsive pleading. See

Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 12(a). However, if the party has timely waived service under Rule 4(d), a

responsive pleading is timely if filed within 60 days after the request for a waiver was sent. See

id. A review of the docket in this case shows that service has not yet been authorized. Until the

defendants have been served, no default can be entered against them. 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for default

against the defendants (Doc. 20) is denied.

DATED: September 30, 2016

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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