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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

ADAM JAY STONE,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. PFEIFFER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01461-ADA-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT

(ECF No. 50)

Plaintiff Adam Jay Stone is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default, filed October 27, 

2022.

Entry of default is appropriate as to any party against whom a judgment for affirmative 

relief is sought that has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure and where that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise. See Fed. R. Civ. P.

55(a). Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, “[a] defendant must serve an 

answer within 21 days after being served with the summons and complaint; or if it has timely 

waived service under Rule 4(d), within 60 days after the request for a waiver was sent.” Fed. R.

Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A). Under Rule 4(d), a defendant may waive service of a summons by signing 

and returning a waiver of service. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d). If a defendant fails to plead or otherwise 

defend an action after being properly served with a summons and complaint, a default judgment 

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may be entered pursuant to Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Fed. R. Civ. P.

55(a).

Here, Defendants filed a timely answer to the operative complaint (after requesting and 

receiving two extensions of time), on October 27, 2022. Because Defendants filed a timely 

answer to the complaint there is no basis for entry of default and Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2022 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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