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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FELIPE ANTONIO,

Plaintiff,

v.

SHAFIQ MUHAREB, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1278 GEB CKD

ORDER

Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for default judgment. This matter was 

submitted without oral argument. 

The record reflects that defendant The Waffle Shop, Inc. acknowledged receipt of 

summons and the complaint on August 12, 2014. ECF No. 6. The form for the notice and 

acknowledgment of receipt of summons and complaint was mailed on July 22, 2014. Id. Default

was entered on September 18, 2014. Because defendant waived service, under Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 12(a)(1)(A)(ii), defendant had 60 days to serve a responsive pleading. The entry 

of default on September 18, 2014 was therefore improvidently entered before the expiration of the 

requisite time period and will be vacated.

The record also reflects that plaintiff served the motion for default judgment on an 

attorney located in Loomis, California. No attorney has made an appearance for any defendant in 

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this action. The motion was therefore improperly served. In the event that plaintiff refiles a 

motion for default judgment, said motion must be properly served on defendant. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The entry of default (ECF No. 11) is vacated.

2. The motion for default judgment (ECF No. 12) is denied without prejudice.

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on:

Cris Vaughan

Vaughan & Associates

6207 S. Walnut Street, Suite 800

Loomis, CA 95650

The Waffle Shop, Inc.

Shafiq Muhareb (Agent for Service of Process)

6262 Calle Montalvo Cir.

Granite Bay, CA 95746-5841

Dated: June 17, 2015

4 antonio1278.def.den

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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