Asberry v. Biter

Filing 65

ORDER DENYING 58 59 Request for Entry of Default and Motion for Default Judgment as to Defendants Ferris and Godfrey signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 9/12/2017. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TONY ASBERRY,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01741-DAD-MJS (PC)
ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR ENTRY
OF DEFAULT AND MOTION FOR DEFAULT
JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANTS FERRIS
AND GODFREY

C. RELEVANTE, et al.,
Defendants.

(ECF NOS. 58, 59)

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil

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rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The action proceeds on the following

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claims: an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need

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against defendants Lozovoy and Relevante, an Eighth Amendment conditions of

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confinement claim against defendants Ferris and Godfrey, and a First Amendment

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retaliation claim against defendants Ferris and Godfrey.

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On August 17, 2017, Defendants Ferris and Godfrey timely answered the

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complaint. (ECF Nos. 35, 49.) On August 24, and August 25, 2017, respectively, Plaintiff

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moved for entry of default and for default judgment as to these Defendants. (ECF Nos.

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58, 59.)

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

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against a party when that party has “failed to plead or otherwise defend, and that failure

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is shown by affidavit or otherwise.” Once default has been entered, the Plaintiff may

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move for the entry of default judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2). Here, Defendants Ferris

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and Godfrey timely responded to Plaintiff’s complaint, and there is no basis for entering

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default against them.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request for entry of default and motion for default judgment
are HEREBY DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 12, 2017

/s/

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Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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