McClain

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ALBRA McCLAIN, No. 2:18-cv-1599 TLN AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 AMERICAN CREDIT RESOLUTION,

INC.,

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, has filed motions for default judgment. ECF No. 16, 19 18. These motions will be construed as a request for entry of default by the Clerk, pursuant to 20 Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). Plaintiff is informed below of the procedures to be followed in pursuing a 21 default judgment. 22 Procedure for Default 23 A party seeking default judgment must first request entry of default from the Clerk’s 24 Office under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). The court Clerk determines whether entry is appropriate by 25 reviewing the requesting party’s request and accompanying documentation. If the Clerk finds 26 that the facts establish a failure to plead or otherwise defend, the Clerk will enter a default 27 without any need for a judicial order. A default entry is not a judgment, but it is a necessary 28 …