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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

DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

BARAONA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01448-DAD-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF RE: SECOND

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

FILE WAIVERS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

(ECF No. 37)

Waivers of Service of Process Due: June 22, 

2022

Plaintiff Durrell Anthony Puckett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 

Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against: (1) Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez,

Diaz, and Doe 1 for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment; (2) Defendant Leos 

for sexual assault in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and (3) Defendants A. Ruiz, Martinez, 

E. Ruiz, Meiers, Gutierrez, A. Cruz, K. Cronister, and Jane Doe Nurse for failure to protect in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment.

On March 17, 2022, the Court ordered electronic service on Defendants Baraona, 

Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. Ruiz, Martinez, E. Ruiz, Meiers, Gutierrez, A. Cruz, and 

K. Cronister and directed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) 

to file a Notice of E-Service Waiver advising the Court which defendant(s) would be waiving 

service of process without the need for personal service. (ECF No. 17.) That order also required 

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the California Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) to file, within 30 days from the filing of 

the Notice of E-Service Waiver, a separate waiver of service of process for any defendant 

waiving service under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(1). (Id.) CDCR returned the Notice 

of E-Service Waiver indicating that Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. 

Ruiz, E. Ruiz, Gutierrez, and K. Cronister intend to waive service on April 21, 2022. (ECF No. 

22.) Following an extension of time, waivers of service of process from the OAG for these 

defendants were due on or before June 7, 2022. (ECF No. 35.)

On June 6, 2022, waivers of service of process were returned executed for Defendants 

Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Diaz, A. Ruiz, and K. Cronister. (ECF No. 36.) The same date, 

counsel for the OAG, by special appearance, filed a motion for administrative relief requesting a 

second fifteen-day extension of time to file waivers of service of process for Defendants 

Hernandez, E. Ruiz, and Gutierrez. (ECF No. 37.) Counsel from the OAG states that the 

extension is necessary to determine whether the OAG will be representing these defendants in 

this case. Until that determination is made, the OAG is unable to file a waiver of service of 

process on behalf of these defendants. Counsel expects a second fifteen-day extension will allow 

enough time to determine whether the OAG will be representing these defendants. (Id.)

Having considered the request, the Court finds that there is good cause to grant an 

extension of time for these defendants to file their waivers of service of process. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

6(b). The Court further finds that Plaintiff will not be prejudiced by the brief extension.

Accordingly, the motion for a second extension of time, (ECF No. 37), is HEREBY 

GRANTED. Defendants Hernandez, E. Ruiz, and Gutierrez shall file waivers of service of 

process on or before June 22, 2022.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2022 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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