Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_07-cv-01345/USCOURTS-caed-2_07-cv-01345-7/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
J.F. Salazar
Respondent
Ronald M. Williams
Petitioner

Document Text:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD M. WILLIAMS, No. CIV S-07-1345-FCD-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

J.F. SALAZAR,

Respondent.

 /

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner’s motion for

default judgment (Doc. 27). In his motions, petitioner seeks “judgment by default” based on

respondent’s failure to respond to the petition. Before a party may obtain default judgment, the

party must first obtain entry of default by the Clerk of the Court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 55. 

Because petitioner has not previously sought entry of default, the court construes plaintiff’s

motion as such a request. Here, entry of default is not appropriate because respondent’s response

to the petition is not yet due. By order issued on October 22, 2007, the court extended the due

date for the response to November 26, 2007. 

/ / /

Case 2:07-cv-01345-FCD-CMK Document 29 Filed 10/31/07 Page 1 of 2
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for default

judgment (Doc. 27) is construed as a motion for entry of default by the Clerk of the Court and, so

construed, petitioner’s motion is denied. 

DATED: October 31, 2007

______________________________________

CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 2:07-cv-01345-FCD-CMK Document 29 Filed 10/31/07 Page 2 of 2