Vaughans v. Superintendent

Filing 28

OPINION AND ORDER STRIKING 26 MOTION for Entry of Default by Petitioner Eddie Vaughans. Clerk DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Chief Judge Theresa L Springmann on 7/24/17. (Copy mailed to pro se party).(cer)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
EDDIE VAUGHANS,
Petitioner,
v.
SUPERINTENDENT,
Respondent.

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CAUSE NO.: 3:15-CV-372-TLS

OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the pro se Petitioner’s May 22, 2017, Motion for Entry
of Default [ECF No. 26]. In this Motion, the Petitioner appears to seek default judgment because
he argues that the Respondent did not file a response to the Order to Show Cause [ECF No. 4].
However, the Respondent did file a Response to the Order to Show Cause [ECF No. 12]
on April 15, 2016. Moreover, on April 14, 2017, the Court denied the Petitioner’s Amended
Habeas Corpus Petition [ECF No. 3] as untimely, pursuant to the applicable statute of
limitations. (Apr. 14, 2017 Order, ECF No. 21). The same day, the Clerk entered judgment [ECF
No. 22].
Accordingly, the Petitioner’s request for Entry of Default is denied because the
Respondent did show cause. Moreover, judgment has already been entered in this case and
therefore, the case is closed. Accordingly, the Court STRIKES the Petitioner’s Motion for Entry
of Default [ECF No. 26] and the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to close this case.

SO ORDERED on July 24, 2017.
s/ Theresa L. Springmann
CHIEF JUDGE THERESA L. SPRINGMANN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT