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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 1

Plaintiff’s equal protection claim be dismissed for failure to state a claim, and Defendant Tercero be dismissed based

on Plaintiff’s failure to state any claims against him.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALVIN R. ROSS,

Plaintiff,

v.

WILLIAM MCGUINNESS, M.D., et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00306-AWI-GSA PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Alvin R. Ross (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California tort law. Plaintiff

filed this action on March 3, 2008. The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915A, and found that it states cognizable claims against Defendants McGuinness, Smith, and Kim

for violation of the Eighth Amendment and negligence under California law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a);

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Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 (2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir.

2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

WILLIAM MCGUINNESS, CMO

DAVID SMITH, M.D.

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JULIAN KIM, M.D.

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff three (3) USM-285 forms, three (3)

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

copy of the complaint filed March 3, 2008.

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. Four (4) copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 3, 2008. 

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 24, 2008 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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