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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

ANTHONY R. TURNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

WOODFORD, et. al.,

Defendants.

 /

CV F 05 695 AWI LJO P 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR USM 285

SUMMONS FORMS AND ORDER FOR

SERVICE OF COMPLAINT (Doc. 8.) 

Jason Saunders (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in

this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Plaintiff filed the instant action on June 1, 2005. On October 4, 2005, Plaintiff submitted

a Motion For USM 285 forms and for an Order requiring service of complaint on Defendants by

the U.S. Marshal. 

A review of the record shows that Plaintiff made a similar request on June 7, 2005 (Doc.

5), which was denied by the Court on June 10, 2005. Plaintiff was informed in that Order that

the Court was required to first conduct a screening of the Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A(a). Only after the Court has made a preliminary determination that the Complaint

states a cognizable claim for relief will the Court issue an Order directing the U.S. Marshal serve

the Complaint on the Defendants. The Court will not send Plaintiff blank USM 285 forms to

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complete prior to the screening process. In addition, should Plaintiff continue to file Motions

requesting the same relief which has already been denied by the Court on prior occasions, the

Court will strike the Motion from the record. 

Plaintiff should note that the Court has pending before it hundreds of similar cases. The

Court generally proceeds with the cases in the order that they were filed. Thus, there may be

some delay in the progression of the case. Plaintiff is urged to be patient and to keep the Court

informed if his address should it change so that he is served with all Orders issued by the Court

concerning his case. 

Accordingly, the Court HEREBY ORDERS: 

1 The Motion for USM 285 Forms and for an Order directing service of the

Complaint is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 5, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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