Brady K. Armstrong v. Yates et al

Filing 45

ORDER DIRECTING Clerk of the Court to Enter Default Against Defendant Dishman as to 43 Motion and 44 Motion, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 11/8/12. (Martin-Gill, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 BRADY K. ARMSTRONG, 11 12 13 14 Plaintiff, v. S. DISHMAN, et al., Case No. 1:10-cv-02380-LJO-DLB PC ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT TO ENTER DEFAULT AGAINST DEFENDANT DISHMAN ECF Nos. 43, 44 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Brady K. Armstrong (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se and 17 in forma pauperis in this civil action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding 18 against Defendant S. Dishman for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and deliberate 19 indifference in violation of the Eighth Amendment. On May 1, 2012, a waiver of service was 20 returned as to Defendant Dishman, with a responsive pleading deadline of May 25, 2012. As of the 21 date of this order, Defendant has not filed a responsive pleading or otherwise responded. July 16, 22 2012 and October 11, 2012, Plaintiff moved for the Court to order Defendant Dishman to respond to 23 Plaintiff’s complaint and to enter default against her. ECF Nos. 43, 44. The matter is submitted 24 pursuant to Local Rule 230(l). 25 “When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or 26 otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise, the clerk must enter the party’s 27 default.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). Here, the return of the waiver of service indicates that Defendant 28 Dishman received service of the complaint, but has failed to file a responsive pleading. Defendant 1 1 Dishman has thus failed to plead or otherwise defend in this action. Accordingly, the Clerk of the 2 Court is directed to enter default against Defendant Dishman. 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 Dated: /s/ Dennis November 8, 2012 L. Beck UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 6 DEAC_Signature-END: 7 3b142a 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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