Armour v. Lawerance

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION DONALD LEE ARMOUR, Plaintiff, v. No. 2:17 CV 50 ERIC TCHAPTCHET, Defendant. OPINION and ORDER Donald Lee Armour, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a second motion for default judgment against Dr. Eric Tchaptchet. (DE # 37.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55 governs the entry of default and default judgment. When a defendant fails to answer a complaint or otherwise defend himself, that party is in default. Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(a). Although Dr. Tchaptchet’s answer was due on January 30, 2019 (see DE # 25), he has not…