Ratcliff v. Akanno, et al.
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ORDER DENYING AS MOOT Plaintiff's 46 Motion for Entry of Default as to Defendant Dr. Akanno, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 09/21/17. (Martin-Gill, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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WILLIAM RATCLIFF,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
J. AKANNO, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00584-SAB (PC)
ORDER DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT AS TO
DEFENDANT DR. AKANNO
[ECF No. 46]
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Plaintiff William Ratcliff is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On September 18, 2017, Plaintiff filed a motion for entry of default as to Defendant Dr.
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Akanno. Plaintiff’s motion must be denied.
Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires the Clerk of the Court to enter
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default “when a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or
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otherwise defend, and that failure is shown by affidavit or otherwise.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a).
Inasmuch as Defendant Dr. Akanno filed a timely answer to the complaint on September 6,
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2017, Plaintiff’s motion for entry of default is denied as moot. (ECF Nos. 39, 44.)
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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September 21, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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