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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

DANIEL G. VALENCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

WINFRED KOKOR,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01391 LJO DLB PC

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT

(Document 76)

Plaintiff Daniel G. Valencia (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se in 

this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action is proceeding on Plaintiff’s Second 

Amended Complaint, which states a claim under the Eighth Amendment against Defendants Kokor 

and Sundaram.

Pursuant to the Court’s January 14, 2016, order, Defendant Kokor filed his answer on 

February 16, 2016. Defendant Sundaram filed a motion to dismiss, which is pending.

On March 7, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion for entry of default against Defendant Kokor. He 

contends that pursuant to the January 14, 2016, order, Defendant Kokor’s answer should have been 

filed two days earlier.

Defendant Kokor first appeared in this action in 2014, and default is not available. 

Fed.R.Civ.P. 55.

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Plaintiff is also incorrect in characterizing his answer as untimely. Defendant Kokor’s 

answer was timely filed on February 16, 2016, given the weekend days and the February 15, 2016, 

legal holiday. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(a).

Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 8, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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