Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_22-cv-02015/USCOURTS-caed-2_22-cv-02015-10/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELVIN PARKER,

Plaintiff,

v.

WARDEN JEFF LYNCH, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-2015 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, in an action brought 

under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff now requests that the court enter default judgment against 

defendant West. However, plaintiff’s motion is premature. Clerk’s entry of default was denied 

on June 23, 2023, because proof of service of summons had not yet been filed, and still has not 

been filed, by the U.S. Marshal. Plaintiff may not seek default judgment until defendant has been 

served with process and defendant’s time to respond has expired without an appearance. 

Moreover, on June 23, 2023, defendant West filed an amended notice of intent to waive service. 

As a result, defendant West has thirty days from June 23, 2023, in which to respond to plaintiff’s 

amended complaint. For all of these reasons, plaintiff’s motion is denied without prejudice.

In addition, the court notes that there was a piece of envelope attached to plaintiff’s 

motion that bears an address different from plaintiff’s address of record. Local Rule 182(f) 

requires parties to file a separate notice of change of address so that the court and opposing 

Case 2:22-cv-02015-CSK Document 39 Filed 07/10/23 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

parties are notified there was a change of address. Id. Thus, simply including a different address, 

with no indication the address has changed, is insufficient. It is the plaintiff’s responsibility to 

keep the court apprised of his current address at all times. In an abundance of caution, the court 

will change plaintiff’s address based on his July 5, 2023 filing. However, in the future, plaintiff is 

required to file a separate document entitled “Notice of Change of Address” to properly inform 

the court and opposing parties of any such change. Pursuant to Local Rule 182(f), service of 

documents at the record address of the party is fully effective. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 38) is denied 

without prejudice.

Dated: July 10, 2023

/park2015.dj.den

Case 2:22-cv-02015-CSK Document 39 Filed 07/10/23 Page 2 of 2