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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFFREY M. DANIELS 

Plaintiff,

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 SERGEANT HILDREDGE, 

Defendants. _____________________________

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No. C 04-1160 JSW (PR)

ORDER REGARDING SERVICE OF

DEFENDANT HILDREDGE

(Docket Nos. 59, 62)

Plaintiff, a prisoner of the State of California, currently incarcerated at California

State Prison-Los Angeles, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983,

complaining of deliberate indifference to his safety while incarcerated at Salinas Valley

State Prison ("SVSP"). On September 21, 2006, this Court granted summary judgment

as to two of the three Defendants and ordered the Clerk to reissue a summons and the

U.S. Marshal (“USM”) to again attempt service on Defendant Hildredge, the remaining

Defendant in this action. 

Thereafter, Plaintiff filed two motions seeking service of Defendant Hildredge

(docket nos. 59, 62). In his motions, Plaintiff requests that the Court order service on

Defendant Hildredge by service to the Attorney General or by the USM at Defendant’s

new job with the Department of Parole, Region II. The USM had received notification

from Salinas Valley State Prison that Defendant Hildredge was no longer employed there

and had transferred to Parole, Region II.

Since receipt of the motion, the Court has requested that the USM again attempt

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service on Defendant Hildredge at the Region II Parole Office. While Plaintiff also

requests service of Defendant Hildredge on the Attorney General of the State of

California, because the Attorney General does not currently represent him, service on

that office does not constitute valid service. As such, Plaintiff’s motions are partially

GRANTED (docket nos. 59, 62), in that the Court has requested the USM to attempt

service on Defendant Hildredge at the Parole, Region II address. Summons was reissued

by the Clerk of the Court for service on Defendant Hildredge on May 23, 2007. As of

this date, the Court has not received a response from the USM regarding whether service

has been effected on this Defendant at that address. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) contemplates that service of process

normally will be accomplished within four months of the filing of the complaint. 

Although the Court can have the USM serve process on a named defendant, it is the

plaintiff's responsibility to provide a current address for each defendant to be served. 

Therefore, in addition to the efforts made by the USM, Plaintiff should provide a current

address for Defendant Hildredge if is able within sixty days from the date of this order,

so that Hildredge can be served with process. If Defendant Hildredge cannot be located

by the USM and Plaintiff fails to provide a current service address for Defendant

Hildredge where he can be served, Hildredge will be dismissed without prejudice from

this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m); Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1422 (9th Cir.

1994).

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 20, 2007

 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANIELS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MANDEVILLE et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV04-01160 JSW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on June 20, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Jeffrey M. Daniels

C05131

CSP-Lancaster

P.O Box 8457

A1-248

Lancaster, CA 93539-8457

Julianne Mossler

Attorney at Law

455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102

Dated: June 20, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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