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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

JACK ALLEN WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:01-CV-06538-OWW-LJO-P

SECOND ORDER DIRECTING UNITED

STATES MARSHAL TO INITIATE SERVICE

OF PROCESS ON DEFENDANT PRESLEY,

WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF COSTS

(Doc. 115)

On April 14, 2006, the court directed the United States Marshal to initiate service of process

on defendant R. Presley. (Doc. 113.) On May 8, 2006, the Marshal returned the summons and

USM-285 form for defendant Presley with a notation that the California Department of Corrections

and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was unable to locate the defendant. (Doc. 115.) 

The court and the Marshal have a statutory duty to service process on plaintiff’s behalf. 28

U.S.C. 1915(d); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2). In light of the fact that defendant R. Presley is the former

Secretary of the Youth and Adult Corrections Agency, the court finds the bare assertion by the

Personnel Services Division that the defendant cannot be located to be insufficient to allow the court

to discharge this duty on the ground that defendant Presley cannot be located. For this reason, the

court shall direct the Marshal to re-attempt service on defendant Presley. The Marshal shall

contact the Legal Affairs Division and request the assistance of a special investigator prior to

initiating mailing of the waiver. 

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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 second amended complaint filed on January 6, 2004 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; and

(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 defendant 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):

R. PRESLEY, Former Secretary of the Youth and Adult

Corrections Agency

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 the returned waiver of service, or the request for

waiver if it is returned as undelivered, as soon as it is received. 

5. In attempting to locate defendant and prior to mailing the waiver, the Marshal

shall contact the Legal Affairs Division in Sacramento and request the

assistance of a special investigator.

6. 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. § 566(c) and

shall command all necessary assistance from CDCR to execute this order.

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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).

7. In the event that defendant makes an appearance in this action by filing an answer,

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

serve defendant.

8. In the event that defendant either waives service or is personally served, defendant

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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