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Parties Involved:
C. Baker
Defendant
Ricky Tyrone Foster
Plaintiff
J. Navarro
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff Ricky Tyrone Foster is a state prisoner pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s request for entry of default, filed February 21, 2020.

This action is proceeding against Defendants C. Baker, J. Navarro, John Doe 1 and John Doe 2 

for retaliation and failure to intervene. 

Rule 12(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a defendant that has 

timely waived service under Rule 4(d) must respond “within 60 days after the request for a waiver was 

sent, or within 90 days after it was sent to the defendant outside any judicial district of the United 

States.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(ii). 

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RICKY TYRONE FOSTER,

 Plaintiff,

v.

C. BAKER, et.al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:18-cv-01511-DAD-SAB (PC)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST 

FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT

[ECF No. 22]

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Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires the Clerk of the Court to enter 

default “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.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).

In this instance, the requests for waiver of service were received on January 13, 2020, and filed 

with the Court on February 12, 2020. (ECF No. 17.) Therefore, pursuant to the waivers of service, 

Defendants timely filed a response to the complaint on February 12, 2020, by way of filing a motion 

for summary judgment for failure to exhaust the administrative remedies. (ECF No. 16.) 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request for entry of default is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 25, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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