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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 

Desmon Loeb,

Plaintiff, No. Civ. S 04-0730 LKK PAN P

vs. Order

T. Felker, et al.,

Defendants.

-oOoPlaintiff is a prisoner prosecuting this civil rights action

without counsel. Plaintiff asserts defendants A. Martin and T.

Felker have failed to plead in response to the complaint and

seeks an order holding defendants A. Martin and T. Felker in

contempt pursuant to Rule 70 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure in lieu of default pursuant to Rule 55. 

Rule 70 authorizes a court to enforce a judgment for

specific performance. Entry of default is the remedy for 

defendants failure to plead or otherwise defend pursuant to the 

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Accordingly, plaintiff’s September 28, 2005, motion is

denied without prejudice to seeking entry of default.

So ordered.

Dated: November 29, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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