Burnes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BENJAMIN JUSTIN BROWNLEE, Case No. 1:23-cv-00376-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER NOTING CLERK PROPERLY

REJECTED PLAINTIFF’S CONSTRUED

v. REQUEST FOR CLERK’S DEFAULT J. BURNES, ET AL., (Doc. No. 73)

Defendants. 16 On September 22, 2025, Plaintiff filed a “Declaration for Entry of Default.” (Doc. No. 73, “Declaration”). Plaintiff complains that counsel for Defendants did not provide him with a copy of his deposition and requests “entry of default against Defendants.” (Id.). Liberally construed Plaintiff requests that the Clerk enter a clerk’s default against Defendants pursuant to Rule 55(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. By way of background, Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis on his First Amended Complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as screened. (Doc. No. 24). On July 12, 2024, Defendants timely filed an Answer to Plaintiff’s First Amended…