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Parties Involved:
Jody Diane Kimbrell
Plaintiff
Twitter Inc.
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JODY DIANE KIMBRELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

TWITTER INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-04144-PJH 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 13

On August 31, 2018, plaintiff Jody Kimbrell filed a motion for default judgment 

against defendant Twitter Inc. For the following reason, the court DENIES that motion as 

unripe. On August 30, 2018, plaintiff filed an application for entry of default. Dkt. 10. On 

the same day, the Clerk of Court instructed plaintiff to refile the application as a motion 

for entry of default. The next day, rather than following the Clerk’s instruction, plaintiff 

filed a motion for default judgment against Twitter. Dkt. 13. Though plaintiff never refiled 

her motion for entry of default, on September 5, 2018, the Clerk of Court declined to enter 

default against Twitter. Dkt. 17. Accordingly, because no default has been entered, 

plaintiff’s motion for default judgment is not ripe and must be DENIED. Arnold v. Farmers 

Ins. Exch., No. 18-CV-02982-KAW, 2018 WL 3777136, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2018)

(“Before a plaintiff can seek default judgment under Federal Rule of 55(b), “the clerk must 

enter the party's default.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).”). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 7, 2018

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

Case 4:18-cv-04144-PJH Document 19 Filed 09/07/18 Page 1 of 1