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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHNNY SLOAN,

Plaintiff,

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OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al.,

Defendants. __________________________________

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C 00-04117 CW (PR)

NOTICE REGARDING INABILITY

TO SERVE DEFENDANT DAVE FIFE

Defendant Dave Fife has not been served in this action. The

United States Marshal's Office has informed the Court that service

could not be completed on Defendant Fife at the North County Jail

because he was "not found or no longer at address given." Court

staff have contacted the local offices of, and the attorney for,

Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS) in an effort to locate Defendant

Fife so that he can be served. However, Defendant Fife is no

longer employed with PHS, and no current address is available. The

Court has obtained Defendant Fife's last known address, and has

directed the United States Marshal to personally serve Defendant

Fife at that address.

While Plaintiff may rely on service by the United States

Marshal, "a plaintiff may not remain silent and do nothing to

effectuate such service. At a minimum, a plaintiff should request

service upon the appropriate defendant and attempt to remedy any

apparent defects of which [he] has knowledge." Rochon v. Dawson,

828 F.2d 1107, 1110 (5th Cir. 1987). If the marshal is unable to

effectuate service and the plaintiff is informed, the plaintiff

must seek to remedy the situation or face dismissal of the claims

regarding that defendant under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

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4(m). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (If service of the summons and

complaint is not made upon a defendant in 120 days after the filing

of the complaint, the action must be dismissed without prejudice as

to that defendant absent a showing of "good cause."); see also

Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1421-22 (9th Cir. 1994) (prisoner

failed to show cause why prison official should not be dismissed

under Rule 4(m) because prisoner did not prove that he provided

marshal with sufficient information to serve official). 

No later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Order,

Plaintiff must provide the Court with a current address for

Defendant Fife. Plaintiff should review the federal discovery

rules, Rules 26-37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for

guidance about how to determine the current address of Defendant

Fife. 

If the United States Marshal is unable to serve Defendant Fife

at his last known address and if Plaintiff fails to provide the

Court with Defendant Fife's current address within the thirty-day

deadline, all claims against Defendant Fife will be dismissed

without prejudice under Rule 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 12/10/07 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SLOAN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

OAKLAND POLICE DEPT, ET AL et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV00-04117 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on December 10, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Johnny L. Sloan P-77770 / B3-142

High Desert State Prison

P.O. Box 3030

Susanville, CA 96127

Matthew M. Grigg

Law Offices of Nancy E. Hudgins

565 Commercial St., 4th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Dated: December 10, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk

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