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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff John Catanzarite is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On February 3, 2014, the Court issued an order to show cause why Defendant B. Sunday 

should be dismissed from the action for failure to effectuate service of process pursuant to Rule 4(m) 

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff filed a response to the order to show cause on 

February 28, 2014.

On March 5, 2014, the Magistrate Judge issued a Findings and Recommendation to dismiss 

Defendant B. Sunday pursuant to Rule 4(m) finding “[n]othing in Plaintiff’s response to the order to 

show cause suggests Plaintiff can provide any further information relevant to effectuating service upon 

Defendant Sunday. Plaintiff has failed to provide the Court with good cause to extend the time for 

serving Defendant Sunday....” (ECF No. 25, F&R at 2.) The Findings and Recommendation was

JOHN CATANZARITE,

 Plaintiff,

v.

D. PIERCE, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-01502-LJO-SAB (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATION, DISMISSING 

DEFENDANT B. SUNDAY PURSUANT TO 

RULE 4(M) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL 

PROCEDURE

[ECF No. 25]

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served on Plaintiff and contained notice that Objections to the Findings and Recommendations were to 

be filed within thirty days. Plaintiff filed an Objection on March 24, 2014.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), the Court has conducted a de 

novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the Findings and 

Recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper analysis.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendations, filed on March 5, 2014, is adopted in full; and

2. Defendant B. Sunday is dismissed from the action pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 4, 2014 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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