Price v. Cunningham et al
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ORDER Finding Service Of Complaint Appropriate, And Forwarding Service Documents To Plaintiff For Completion And Return Within Thirty Days (Doc. 1 ), signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 3/3/2010. Service is appropriate for S.R. Cunningham and Mullins. Clerk to send plaintiff: 2 Summons, 2 USM-285 Forms, and 1 copy of the Complaint filed on March 24, 2008. (Enclosed: 2 Summons and Instructions, 2 USM-285 Forms, and 1 copy of the Complaint filed on March 24, 2008.)Case Management Deadline: 4/5/2010 (Attachments: # 1 Summons and Instructions)(Scrivner, E)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 / 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
1 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this Order, the Court recommended that P la in tiff's equal protection claim be dismissed for failure to state a claim, and Defendants Gambline, Hartman, M a c k , Large, Sailor, Lynker and Hopkins be dismissed .
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FRED PRICE, Plaintiff, v. S. R. CUNNINGHAM, et al., Defendants.
1:08-cv-00425 AWI YNP GSA (PC) ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT A P P R O P R I A T E , AND FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR COM P LETIO N AND RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS (Doc. 1)
Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 This action proceeds on the original complaint. On February 21, 2010, the court screened Plaintiff's complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and found that it states cognizable claims against Defendants Cunningham and Mullins for deliberate indifference to a serious threat to Plaintiff's safety and use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Plaintiff also states a cognizable claim against Cunningham for retaliation against Plaintiff's exercise of his First Amendment rights. 1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 (2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6i0kij 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 5. 4. 3. 2. S. R. CUNNINGHAM MULLINS The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff two USM-285 forms, two summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a copy of the complaint filed March 24, 2008. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall complete the attached Notice of Submission of Documents and submit the completed Notice to the Court with the following documents: a. b. c. Completed summons; One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and Three copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 24, 2008.
Plaintiff need not attempt service on Defendants and need not request waiver of service. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the Court will direct the United States Marshal to serve the above-named defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs. The failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.
March 3, 2010
/s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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