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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 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERNON WAYNE MCNEAL,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0441 GEB EFB P

vs.

EVERT, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis and without counsel in a civil rights

action. 

The United States Marshal has returned process directed to defendant M. Bitle unserved

with the notation “no M. Bitle at High Desert State Prison.” Plaintiff must provide new

information about where this defendant may be served with process. Plaintiff may seek such

information through discovery, the California Public Records Act, California Government Code

§§ 6250, et seq., or any other means available but must proceed with haste because Fed. R. Civ.

P. 4(m) requires an action be dismissed as to a defendant not served within 120 days after filing

the complaint unless the time is enlarged based upon a demonstration of good cause. If

plaintiff’s access to the required information is denied or unreasonably delayed, plaintiff may

seek judicial intervention.

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall mail plaintiff 1USM-285 form and a copy of the amended

complaint filed May 9, 2005.

2. Within 90 days from the date this order is served, plaintiff may submit the attached

Notice of Submission of Documents with a completed form USM-285 providing instructions for

service of process upon defendant M. Bitle and 2 copies of the May 9, 2005 amended complaint

provided to plaintiff. 

3. Failure to provide new instructions for service of process upon defendant M. Bitle

within the time allowed or show good cause for such failure will result in a recommendation that

this action be dismissed as to that defendant.

Dated: April 9, 2007.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERNON WAYNE MCNEAL,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0441 GEB EFB P

vs.

EVERT, et al.,,

Defendants. NOTICE OF SUBMISSION

 / OF DOCUMENTS

Plaintiff hereby submits the following documents in compliance with the court's

order filed .

One completed summons

 completed USM-285 forms

 copies of the 

 Complaint/Amended Complaint

DATED: 

 

Plaintiff

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