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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLARENCE A. GIPBSIN,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-0157 MCE EFB P

vs.

SCOTT KERNAN, et al.,

Defendants ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42

U.S.C. § 1983. On October 19, 2009, plaintiff requested that a default judgment be entered

against defendants Deforest, Shelton, Prater, Goni, and Stone. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

55(a) states that “[w]hen a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has

failed to plead or otherwise defend . . . the clerk must enter the party’s default.” Fed. R. Civ. P.

55(a). Defendants timely served their answer on October 9, 2009. Thus, defendants have not

“failed to plead or otherwise defend” and plaintiff has not shown he is entitled to default.

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court shall not enter defendants’ default and plaintiff’s

October 19, 2009, motion is denied..

So ordered.

Dated: October 26, 2009.

Case 2:07-cv-00157-MCE-EFB Document 148 Filed 10/26/09 Page 1 of 1