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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

VANCE BLAINE,

Plaintiff,

v.

DARRELL ADAMS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00088-OWW-SMS PC

ORDER DIRECTING UNITED STATES

MARSHAL TO INITIATE SERVICE OF

PROCESS WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF

COSTS ON DEFENDANTS HAN AND

GONZALES

Plaintiff Vance Blaine (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Service was returned un-executed as to

defendants Han and Gonzales on October 26, 2006. (Docs. 35, 36.) Pursuant to the court’s order

of November 14, 2006, plaintiff provided medical records bearing defendants’ names. (Docs. 42,

46.) 

With respect to defendant Han, there are too many doctors with the last name of Han listed

with the Medical Board of California to ascertain which Han plaintiff is seeking to serve. As is

apparent from the documents submitted by plaintiff, physicians with the prison are not required to

identify themselves by first and last name on medical and business records. Given that this is

acceptable and sufficient for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations’ record

keeping purposes, the documents provided by plaintiff should be sufficient to allow CDCR to

identify and provide a location for defendant Han.

With this order, the court will provide the Marshal with the records bearing defendant Han’s

name. The Marshal shall check with the Litigation Office at California State Prison-Corcoran and

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shall provide the medical records for review. If the Litigation Coordinator is unable to identify

defendant Han, the Marshal shall contact Legal Affairs and provide the medical records for review.

Defendant Gonzales has been identified and the Marshal will be provided with his address

of record with the Medical Board separately. The address shall be kept confidential.

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward the following documents to the United States

Marshal:

(1) One completed and issued summons for each defendant to be 

 served;

(2) One completed USM-285 form for each defendant to be served;

(3) One copy of the amended complaint filed on September 9, 2005, for

each defendant to be served, plus an extra copy for the Marshal; 

(4) One copy of this order for each defendant to be served, plus an extra

copy for the Marshal;

(5) One copy of the court’s consent form for each defendant to be served.

2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the United States Marshal is directed to notify

the following defendants of the commencement of this action and to request a waiver of

service in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c):

DR. HAN, ANESTHESIOLOGIST, CSP-HOSPITAL 

DR. GILBERT V. GONZALES, JR.

3. The U.S. Marshal is directed to retain the summons and a copy of the complaint in their file

for future use.

4. The United States Marshal shall file returned waivers of service as well as any requests for

waivers of service that are returned as undelivered as soon as they are received. 

5. If a waiver of service is not returned by a defendant within sixty days of the date of mailing

the request for waiver, the United States Marshal shall:

a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order upon the defendant

pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C.

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§ 566(c) and shall command all necessary assistance from the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to execute this order.

The United States Marshal shall maintain the confidentiality of all

information provided by the CDCR pursuant to this order. 

b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the United States

Marshal shall file the return of service for the defendant, along with evidence

of any attempts to secure a waiver of service of process and of the costs

subsequently incurred in effecting service on said defendant. Said costs shall

be enumerated on the USM-285 form and shall include the costs incurred by

the Marshal's office for photocopying additional copies of the summons and

complaint and for preparing new USM-285 forms, if required. Costs of

service will be taxed against the personally served defendant in accordance

with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

6. In the event that defendants make an appearance in this action by filing an answer,

dispositive motion, or other pleading, the U.S. Marshals Service need not personally serve those

defendants.

7. In the event that defendants either waive service or are personally served,

defendants are required to reply to the complaint. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 26, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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