Faunce
Faunce v. Covello
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DAVID W. FAUNCE, Case No. 21-cv-363-MMA (WVG)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR ENTRY OF
DEFAULT AND DEFAULT
J. MARTINEZ, et al.,
JUDGMENT
Defendants. [Doc. No. 9] 15 Plaintiff David W. Faunce, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action against five officials at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. See Doc. No. 1. After conducting the requisite screening, the Court directed the U.S. Marshal to effect service upon the named Defendants on Plaintiff’s behalf. See Doc. No. 4. Plaintiff now moves for entry of default and default judgment. See Doc. No. 9. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. DISCUSSION As an initial matter, it appears that Defendants J. Martinez, E. Ortiz, C. Godinez, and T. McWay were served at the R.J. Donovan Correctional…