(PC) Gress v. Smith, et al., No. 2:2013cv00328 - Document 44 (E.D. Cal. 2014)

Court Description: ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 06/03/14 ORDERING the clerk of the court is directed to assign a District Judge to this case. U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley randomly assigned to this action. The clerk of the court is directed to re-serve a copy of the 4/25/14 order to show cause 35 on Dr. Boru Nale, 29796 S. Sengspiration Road, Tucson, AZ 85739. Dr. Nale is granted 30 days from the date of this order to show cause why default should not be entered. Also, RECOMMENDING that defendant Eldon Evans be dismissed from this action. Referred to Judge Troy L. Nunley. Objections due within 14 days. (Copy of this order and a copy of order 35 served by mail on Dr. Boru Nale, 29796 S. Sengspiration Road, Tucson, AZ 85739.) (Plummer, M) Modified on 6/4/2014 (Plummer, M).

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL GRESS, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 No. 2:13-cv-0328 KJN P v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CHRISTOPHER SMITH, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel. Plaintiff and defendant Boru Nale 17 18 have consented to proceed before the undersigned for all purposes. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The 19 remaining defendants have not responded to the order regarding consent. (ECF No. 26.) 20 Accordingly, the clerk of court is directed to assign a district judge to this case. On April 25, 2014, the court directed defendant Dr. Boru Nale to show cause why default 21 22 should not be entered. On May 28, 2014, the order was returned by the post office as 23 undeliverable. The California Department of Consumer Affairs website shows that Dr. Nale’s 24 license status is delinquent and provides a public mailing address that differs from the service of 25 process address. Thus, the court directs the clerk of court to re-serve a copy of the order to show 26 cause on Dr. Nale in Arizona, and grants Dr. Nale an additional fourteen days in which to 27 respond. 28 //// 1 1 Finally, a suggestion of death upon the record pertaining to the death of defendant Eldon 2 Evans was filed on February 12, 2014. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25, a motion 3 for substitution of a proper party must be made no later than ninety days after the death is 4 suggested upon the record. That time period has now expired, and no motion for substitution has 5 been filed. Thus, the court recommends that defendant Evans be dismissed from this action. 6 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 7 1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to assign a district judge to this case; 8 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to re-serve a copy of the April 25, 2014 order to 9 10 11 show cause (ECF No. 35) on Dr. Boru Nale, 39796 S. Sengspiration Rd., Tucson, AZ 85739; and 3. Dr. Nale is granted thirty days from the date of this order to show cause why default should not be entered. 12 IT IS RECOMMENDED that defendant Eldon Evans be dismissed from this action. 13 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 14 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 15 after service of these findings and recommendations, any written objections may be filed with the 16 court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 17 Recommendations.” Any response to the objections shall be filed and served within fourteen 18 days after service of the objections. Failure to file objections within the specified time may waive 19 the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 20 Dated: June 3, 2014 21 22 /gres0328.nale 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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