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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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 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this order, the court recommended that

plaintiff’s excessive force claim against defendants Vella and Villreal, verbal threat claim against defendant

Villareal, due process claim, equal protection claim, retaliation claim, and assault and battery claims be dismissed

from this action for failure to state any claims upon which relief may be granted, and defendants Vella and Villareal

be dismissed from this action based on plaintiff’s failure to state any claim upon which relief may be granted against

them.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NORVAL WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. VELLA, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:04-CV-05728-REC-LJO-P

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN TO THE

COURT

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Norval Williams (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on May

18, 2004. The court has screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that

it appears to state a cognizable claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants Zamora,

Fugate, Escamilla, Fiero, and Chrones for use of excessive force, in violation of the Eighth

Amendment.1 Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

SGT. J. ZAMORA

C/O J. D. FUGATE

C/O S. ESCAMILLA

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C/O D. FIERO

A/W L. A. CHRONES

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff five (5) USM-285 forms, five (5)

summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a

copy of the complaint filed May 18, 2004.

3. 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. Completed summons;

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and 

c. Five (5) copies of the endorsed complaint filed May 18, 2004. 

4. 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. 

5. The failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action

be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 26, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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