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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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08cv1657

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RYAN PETERS,

Plaintiff,

v.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VISTA

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al.

Defendants.

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Civil No. 08cv1657-L(NLS)

ORDER DENYING IN PART

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

ENTRY OF DEFAULT

On December 5, 2008 Plaintiff filed a request for entry of default styled as Notice to

Enter Default Against Guajome Park Academy et al. Plaintiff seeks entry of default against

Defendants Guajome Park Academy Charter School, Board of Trustees of Guajome Park

Academy, Beverly Kanawi, Margaret Tate, Margaret Giordani, Manouchehr Hadjiaghai,

Stephen Halfaker, Rick Bethel and Penny Carrasco. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(a), which governs entry of default, provides in

pertinent part:

When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed

to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise,

the clerk must enter the party’s default.

Upon review of Plaintiff’s filing and the returns of service, it appears that Defendants Beverly

Kanawi, Manouchehr Hadjiaghai, Stephen Halfaker, and Penny Carrasco were not properly

served. Service for all these Defendants was accomplished by personal delivery to Dawn Voss,

Site Manager for Guajome Park Academy Charter School. (Cf. docket no. 10, 16, 17 & 24 with

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docket no. 21.) Based on Plaintiff’s request for entry of default and allegations in the Amended

Complaint, it does not appear that any of these Defendants are currently employed by the school

or serve on its board of trustees. Accordingly, the court can not conclude that these Defendants

were properly served. 

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff’s request for entry of default is DENIED as to

Defendants Beverly Kanawi, Manouchehr Hadjiaghai, Stephen Halfaker, and Penny Carrasco.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 9, 2008

M. James Lorenz

United States District Court Judge

COPY TO: 

HON. NITA L. STORMES

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ALL PARTIES/COUNSEL

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