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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KYLE AVERY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARC ELIA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:11-cv-3341 JAM JFM (PC)

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action seeking 

relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On February 20, 2013, the court ordered the United States Marshal to serve process upon 

the defendant in this case. The Marshal was directed to attempt to secure a waiver of service 

before attempting personal service on defendant. If a waiver of service was not returned within 

sixty days, the Marshal was directed to effect personal service on the defendant in accordance 

with the provisions of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c), 

without prepayment of costs, and to file the return of service with evidence of any attempt to 

secure a waiver of service and with evidence of all costs subsequently incurred in effecting 

personal service. 

On July 25, 2013, the United States Marshal filed a return of service with a USM-285 

form showing total charges of $69.13 for effecting personal service on defendant Huggins. The 

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form shows that a waiver of service form was mailed to the defendant on March 27, 2013, and 

that no response was received. 

Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in pertinent part, as follows: 

An individual, corporation, or association that is subject to service 

under Rule 4(e), (f), or (h) has a duty to avoid unnecessary 

expenses of serving the summons. . . .

If a defendant located within the United States fails, without good 

cause, to sign and return a waiver requested by a plaintiff located 

within the United States, the court must impose on the defendant:

(A) the expenses later incurred in making service; and

(B) the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, of any 

motion required to collect those service expenses.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1), (2)(A), (B).

The court finds that defendant Huggins was given the opportunity required by Rule 4(d) to 

waive service and has failed to comply with the request. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen days from the date of this order defendant Huggins shall pay to the 

United States Marshal the sum of $69.13, unless within that time defendant files a written 

statement showing good cause for his failure to waive service. The court does not intend to 

extend this fourteen day period.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the U.S. Marshal.

Dated: August 7, 2013

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aver3341.taxcost

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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