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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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1 Plaintiff seeks default and default judgment against Arnold

Schwarzenegger, Bill Lockyear, County of Sacramento, Lou Blanas, Jan Scully,

Albert Locher, Rebecca Lobre, City of Sacramento, Heather Fargo, Bonnie

Pannell, Robbie Waters, Officer Baily, Officer Pease, Jerry Meyer, Rheba

Chastain, Dean Leuder, Investigator Freitas #680, Investigator Sutton #517,

Diana Fouts, Edward Brenner, Thomas Hogan, Ed Flint, Mark Bearor, Deputy

Kawamoto #1177, Deputy Keller #1185 , and Lt. Bravos #54.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFFERSON A. McGEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, et al.,

Defendants.

CIV S-05-2632 GEB PAN PS

ORDER 

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Plaintiff requests entry of default and moves for default

judgment against 26 of the 40 defendants named in this action.1 

The March 8, 2006, hearing on plaintiff’s motion, originally

noticed for March 1, 2006, is vacated, and the court issues this

order.

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Default may be entered only against a party who has been

served with process, Fed. R. Civ. P. 4, and failed to plead or

otherwise defend an action, Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). 

Thirteen of these defendants have filed motions to

dismiss. Accordingly, plaintiff’s request for default is denied

as to defendants Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Lockyear, County of

Sacramento, Lou Blanas, Jan Scully, Albert Locher, Rebecca Lobre,

Ed Flint, Mark Bearor, Deputy Kawamoto #1177, Deputy Keller

#1185, Lt. Bravos #54, and Thomas Hogan.

There is no proof plaintiff served process upon Officer

Pease; accordingly, plaintiff’s request for default against

Officer Pease is denied. 

Four defendants state they have not been served with

process and will not make an appearance. This statement is

consistent with plaintiff’s purported proof of service against

these defendants, which fails to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P.

4(e). Accordingly, plaintiff’s request for default against the

City of Sacramento, Heather Fargo, Bonnie Pannell, Robbie Waters,

is denied. 

The only record of service of process upon defendants

Jerry Meyer, Rheba Chastain, Dean Leuder, Investigator Freitas

#680, Investigator Sutton #517, Diana Fouts, Officer Baily, and

Edward Brenner fails to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e). 

Accordingly, plaintiff’s request for default against these

defendants is denied.

As default may not be entered against any of these

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defendants, plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is also

denied.

So ordered.

Dated: February 9, 2006. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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