Trent v. Roberts et al

Filing 29

ORDER denying Pltf's 28 Motion for Default Judgment. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 3/14/13. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.) (ejb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:12cv329

JERRY JUSTIN TRENT,
Plaintiff,
vs.
RICHARD B. ROBERTS, et. al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default
Judgment [Doc. 28].
Default judgment may not be entered until the Clerk of Court has
entered default.

Fed.R.Civ.P. 55.

That has not been accomplished.

Moreover, by Order entered February 14, 2013, the Plaintiff was granted
the right to file an Amended Complaint on or before March 1, 2013. The
Plaintiff has not done so.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default
Judgment [Doc. 28] is hereby DENIED.
Signed: March 14, 2013