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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

STEVEN E. RILEY,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-0765 GEB GGH P

vs.

C.A. TERHUNE, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action. Pending

before the court is plaintiff’s October 25, 2007, request for entry of default as to defendant Ryan. 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).

On August 24, 2007 the returned waiver of service of summons for defendant

Ryan was filed. This form states that defendant Ryan’s response to the complaint was due within

sixty days of June 27, 2007. On October 30, 2007, defendant Ryan filed an answer to the

complaint as well as a response to the request for entry of default. Defendants state that

defendant Ryan’s failure to file a timely answer was due to an error in the computer system at the

Attorney General’s office.

While defendant Ryan’s answer was not timely filed, plaintiff has not

demonstrated that he suffered any prejudice as a result of the untimely answer. Moreover, the

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failure to timely respond was inadvertent. For these reasons the court finds that entry of default

is not appropriate.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s October 25, 2007,

request for entry of default is denied.

DATED: 11/20/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ril765.def

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