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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 Horace Bell is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 

1983. 

On January 24, 2014, the undersigned issued a Findings and Recommendation after screening 

Plaintiff’s first amended complaint and found that Plaintiff stated a cognizable claim for relief against 

Defendants S. Herberling, J. Sheer, and E. Nesmith for a violation of the Eighth Amendment. It was 

recommended that all other claims and defendants be dismissed from the action. 

The Findings and Recommendation was adopted in full on September 30, 2014. 

Accordingly, based on the allegations presented in the first amended complaint, Plaintiff states 

a cognizable claim against Defendants S. Herberling, J. Sheer, and E. Nesmith for a violation of the 

Eighth Amendment. 

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HORACE BELL,

 Plaintiff,

v.

S HEBERLING, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-01248-AWI-SAB (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SERVE 

COMPLAINT ON DEFENDANTS WITHIN ONEHUNDRED TWENTY DAYS

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I. Order Directing Plaintiff to Initiate Service of Process

Plaintiff is not proceeding in forma pauperis and is therefore responsible for serving 

Defendants in accordance with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Included with this 

order are the appropriate service forms and a copy of Rule 4. Unless good cause for an extension of 

time is shown, Plaintiff must complete service of process and file proof thereof with the Court within 

one-hundred twenty days. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). The following two sections contain instructions on 

how to serve Defendants. 

II. Instructions on Completing Service

A. Waiver of Service

Pursuant to Rule 4(d)(1), Plaintiff may, but is not required to, notify each Defendant of the 

commencement of this action and request that they waive service of the summons. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

4(d)(1). If Plaintiff wishes to do this, he must mail each Defendant (1) the form entitled “Notice of 

Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service for Summons,” (2) the form entitled “Waiver of Service of 

Summons,” and (3) a copy of the First Amended Complaint. The documents must be addressed 

directly to each Defendant (not the Attorney General’s Office) and must be dispatched (mailed) 

through first-class mail. The Waiver of Service of Summons form must set forth the date on which the 

request is sent and must allow the Defendant at least thirty (30) days in which to return the waiver to 

Plaintiff. If Defendant signs and returns the waiver forms to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must then file the 

forms with the Court. After filing the forms with the Court, Plaintiff need not take any further steps to 

serve Defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4).

B. Personal Service

If either (1) Plaintiff does not wish to request Defendants to waive service or (2) the

Defendants fails to return the Waiver of Service of Summons form to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must

have personal service effected on Defendants. Defendants must be personally served with a summons 

and a copy of the Second Amended Complaint, along with a copy of this order. Plaintiff may not 

effect personal service himself. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c). Service may be effected by any person who is not 

a party to this action and who is at least eighteen years old. Id. The Court will provide Plaintiff with a 

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copy of Rule 4 along with this order. Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e), which addresses how personal 

service may be effected.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue and send Plaintiff three (3)

summonses;

2. The Clerk is further directed to send Plaintiff:

a) One copy of the First Amended Complaint filed November 20, 2013;

b) One copy of the form entitled “Notice of Lawsuit and Request for

Waiver of Service of Summons;”

c) One copy of the form entitled “Waiver of Service;”

d) One copy of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

3. Unless good cause is shown, Plaintiff shall complete service of process on Defendants 

within one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date of service of this order; and

4. Plaintiff’s failure to timely complete service of the First Amended Complaint on 

Defendants will result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 1, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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