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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES PABLO PATTERSON,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WARDEN, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:12-cv-01948-JLT (PC) 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S REQUESTS 

FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT 

(Docs. 25, 26) 

 Plaintiff, James Pablo Patterson, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, 

filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on November 

30, 2012 (Doc. 1) and is proceeding on his claims in the Second Amended Complaint for 

deliberate indifference to Plaintiff's safety under the Eighth Amendment against Defendants 

Warden C. Lawless, Sergeant Finegan, and Correctional Officers S. Corona and R. Borbon (Doc. 

21). Since Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the order directing the United States Marshal 

Service (USMS) to serve the Second Amended Complaint on Defendants issued on November 5, 

2013. (Doc. 22.) On December 16, 2013 and January 2, 2013 Plaintiff filed requests for entry of 

default against all Defendants in which he argues that Defendants were served on November 5, 

2013 such that their responses to the Second Amended Complaint are tardy. (Docs. 25, 26.) 

 November 5, 2013 was the date that documents were sent to the USMS for service on 

Defendants. (Doc. 24.) Service was not made on any of the defendants on that date. Rule 4 of 

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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that waivers of service of summons be attempted on 

all defendants located in the United States to reduce litigation costs. This is the first steps toward 

service taken by the USMS in any case, and in this case, all four Defendants have filed executed 

waivers of service of summons. (Docs. 27, 29.) Further, counsel for Defendants has filed a 

motion for an extension of time to file a responsive pleading, which was granted such that 

Defendants' responsive filings are not due until approximately March 9, 2014. (Docs. 28, 30.) 

Thus, entry of default is not appropriate as to any of the Defendants. 

 Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's requests for entry of default, filed 

December 16, 2013 and January 2, 2014 (Docs. 25, 26), are DENIED without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 27, 2014 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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