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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

GARY HALLFORD,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0573 FCD DAD P

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT 

OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a pro se prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a motion for default

judgment. By order filed April 4, 2006, the court granted the defendants a final extension of time

to April 19, 2006, to file and serve their response to plaintiff’s complaint. On April 19, 2006, the

defendants filed and served a motion to dismiss. The Clerk of the Court cannot enter defendants’

default, and plaintiff is not entitled to default judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a) & (b). IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s April 24, 2006 motion for default judgment is denied.

DATED: May 2, 2006.

DAD:13

hall0573.def

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