Pinkston v. Mississippi Department of Corrections et al

Filing 234

ORDER denying 170 Motion for Default Judgment. Signed by District Judge Debra M. Brown on 9/10/19. (jla)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
CHAZ PINKSTON

PLAINTIFF

V.

NO. 4:17-CV-39-DMB-DAS

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

On or about November 30, 2018, Chaz Pinkston filed a motion for entry of default and a
motion for default judgment, seeking dispositive relief based on an alleged discovery violation by
Hendrick Kuiper, one of the defendants he sued in this case. Docs. #168, #170. On January 7,
2019, United States Magistrate Judge David A. Sanders denied the motion for entry of default on
the ground that Kuiper complied with the relevant discovery obligation. Doc. #179. For the
reasons stated in Judge Sanders’ order, Pinkston’s motion for default judgment [170] is DENIED.1
SO ORDERED, this 10th day of September, 2019.
/s/Debra M. Brown
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

To the extent Judge Sanders’ January 7 order denied Pinkston’s request for leave to file a motion for default
judgment, see Doc. #179, Pinkston’s motion for default judgment is, alternatively, denied as filed without leave.