(PC) Hill v. Seibel, et al., No. 2:2021cv02382 - Document 40 (E.D. Cal. 2023)

Court Description: FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 05/04/2023 RECOMMENDING that defendants Seibel and Weaver be dismissed from this action and that this case proceed on plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment claims against defendants Scotland and Suzuki. Referred to Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. Objections due within 30 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Spichka, K.)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 CYMEYON HILL, 11 12 13 14 No. 2:21-cv-2382 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS KIMBERLY SEIBEL, et al., Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff, a civil detainee, is proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 17 U.S.C. § 1983. In an order filed September 2, 2022, this court found service of the second 18 amended complaint appropriate for defendants Seibel, Weaver, Scotland, and Suzuki. Defendants 19 Scotland and Suzuki filed waivers of service in November 2022. However, CDCR informed the 20 court that it has no records for Seibel or Weaver, as identified by plaintiff. 21 By an order filed January 23, 2023, this court ordered plaintiff to complete and return to 22 the court, within thirty days, the USM-285 forms, summons, and copies of his second amended 23 complaint which are required to effect service on defendants Seibel and Weaver. On January 30, 24 2023, plaintiff submitted the USM-285 forms but failed to file the summons and copies of the 25 operative complaint. 26 In an order filed March 15, 2023, the court provided plaintiff with a copy of the second 27 amended complaint and a summons. Plaintiff was given thirty days to submit the completed 28 summons form and three copies of the second amended complaint required to effect service on 1 1 defendants Seibel and Weaver. Plaintiff was warned that if he failed to return these documents 2 within the specified time, this court would recommend defendants Seibel and Weaver be 3 dismissed from this action and the case proceed on plaintiff’s claims against defendants Scotland 4 and Suzuki. 5 Plaintiff has had months to provide the court with service documents for Seibel and 6 Weaver. He has failed to provide all such documents. Further, this court finds it unlikely that 7 even given additional time, plaintiff could do so. On the USM-285 forms plaintiff provided in 8 January, the addresses are not correct. For both Seibel and Weaver, plaintiff gives a post office 9 box for mail to inmates at California State Prison, Sacramento. Plaintiff lists that post office box 10 as his address as well. Even if the mail reached staff at the prison, CDCR has already indicated 11 that Seibel and Weaver are not employed there. (See ECF No. 15.) 12 Plaintiff was warned that his failure to provide appropriate service documents would 13 result in a recommendation that Seibel and Weaver be dismissed from this case. This court finds 14 that recommendation justified at this point. This case should proceed on plaintiff’s Fourteenth 15 Amendment claims against defendants Scotland and Suzuki. 16 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that 17 1. Defendants Seibel and Weaver be dismissed from this action; and 18 2. This case proceed on plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment claims against defendants 19 Scotland and Suzuki as described in this court’s September 2, 2022 order. 20 These findings and recommendations will be submitted to the United States District Judge 21 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within thirty days after 22 being served with these findings and recommendations, either party may file written objections 23 with the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings 24 and Recommendations.” The parties are advised that failure to file objections within the specified 25 //// 26 //// 27 //// 28 //// 2 1 time may result in waiver of the right to appeal the district court’s order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 2 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 3 Dated: May 4, 2023 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DLB:9 DB prisoner inbox/civil rights/R/hill2382.service forms(2) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3

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