King
King v. Fiero
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRISTIN D. KING, Case No.: 20-CV-1254 JLS (AHG)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
vs. REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF
DEFAULT
C/O FIERO; C/O WOLLESEN, (ECF No. 25)
16 Defendants. 17 18 19 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Tristin D. King’s Motion of Request for Entry of Default (“Mot.,” ECF No. 25). Plaintiff, currently housed at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See ECF No. 1, (“Compl.”); see also ECF No. 5, at 5 (granting IFP status and directing the U.S. Marshal to effect service of the Complaint). Plaintiff “request[s] that the clerk enter the entry of default pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as the Defendant has failed to file a Responsive Pleading within the time allowed by law.” Id. at 7. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s…