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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MILES ORLONDO BONTY,

Plaintiff,

v.

K. KUMAR, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-03516-HSG (PR)

ORDER REGARDING UNSERVED 

DEFENDANT MURILLO

Re: Dkt. No. 69

Plaintiff, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 15, 2018, the Court found that plaintiff stated a

cognizable claim of deliberate indifference to medical needs as against nine defendants and issued

an order of service. On June 21, 2018, the Court reviewed plaintiff’s second amended complaint

and ordered service on an additional three defendants. 

In the same order, the Court noted that the summons for defendant Morillo had been 

returned unexecuted with the following remark by the United States Marshal: “unable to 

locate/ident employee.” See Dkt. Nos. 34, 53. The Court ordered plaintiff to either effectuate

service on defendant Morillo or provide the Court with her current location such that the Marshal 

could affect service. Plaintiff has responded with a request to: (1) correct the spelling of this 

defendant’s name to Teresita Murillo, R.N., and (2) direct the Marshal to reissue service. 

Plaintiff’s request will be granted pursuant to the instructions below.

Plaintiff also requests that the Court direct the Marshal to reissue service on defendant 

Nguyen by using this defendant’s full name, Thao Nguyen, M.D. Plaintiff is reminded that 

service has already been attempted on Dr. Thao Nguyen, and the summons was returned 

unexecuted on June 22, 2018. See Dkt. Nos. 55, 58. Plaintiff has already been ordered to either 

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effectuate service on this defendant or provide the Court with sufficient location information so 

that the Marshal can affect service. See Dkt. No. 58. 

Based on the above, the Court orders as follows, 

1. The Clerk shall re-issue summons and the United States Marshal shall serve, without

prepayment of fees, a copy of the second amended complaint in this matter (dkt. no. 43-1), all 

attachments thereto, a copy of the Court’s June 21, 2018 screening order (dkt. no. 53), and a

copy of this order on defendant Teresita Murillo, R.N. at Salinas Valley State Prison. 

2. The Clerk is further directed to correct the spelling of defendant Murillo’s name on the

court docket by substituting “Teresita Murillo, R.N.” for “RN Morillo.”

3. The Court will issue a briefing schedule for dispositive motions when all service issues 

have been resolved.

This order terminates Dkt. No. 69.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

7/16/2018

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