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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

CHARLES CORNELIUS JAMES,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-10-1171 LKK DAD P

vs.

DEEPAK MEHTA, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with an action filed

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

Prior to appointing counsel in this case, the court found that plaintiff’s second

amended complaint appeared to state cognizable claims against defendants Mehta, Dhillon, Pai,

Capitano, Uppal, Bick, Aguilera, Andreasen, and Williams and ordered plaintiff to complete and

return the documents necessary to effect service on them. In response to the court’s order,

plaintiff while still proceeding pro se submitted the documents necessary for service but also

filed a motion to delay service and noted that his counsel in an earlier-filed case intended to seek

leave to amend his complaint in that case to include the allegations made against the defendants

in this case. If granted leave to amend in his earlier-filed case, plaintiff indicated that he would

seek to voluntarily dismiss this case. 

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Good cause appearing, the court will grant plaintiff’s motion to delay service at

this time. However, the court will order plaintiff’s counsel to file a status report on the first court

day of each month hereafter, advising the court of the status of plaintiff’s anticipated request for

voluntary dismissal of this action.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s April 8, 2011 motion to delay service (Doc. No. 26) is granted; and 

2. Plaintiff’s counsel shall file a status report in this case on the first court day of

each month advising the court of the status of plaintiff’s anticipated request for voluntary

dismissal of this action.

DATED: May 25, 2011.

DAD:9

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