Free Order on Motion for Default Entry 55(a) - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:01-cv-02306-AVC

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Filed 10/12/2006

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

CLIFTON POWELL V. JOHN J. ARMSTRONG PRISONER CASE NO. 3:01CV2306 (AVC)

RULING AND ORDER Pending before the court are petitioner's renewed motions for default and for default judgment. The petitioner seeks to

default the respondent because he failed to file his memorandum in opposition to the amended petition for writ of habeas corpus in a timely manner. This is the same argument raised by the The Motion

petitioner in his prior motion to vacate judgment.

for Default [doc. # 86] and Motion for Default Judgment [doc. # 88] are DENIED for the reasons set forth in the court's prior ruling [doc. # 83] on the motion to vacate judgment. SO ORDERED at Hartford, Connecticut this 11th day of October, 2006. /s/ _______________________________ Alfred V. Covello United States District Judge