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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EUGENE E. FORTE,

Plaintiff,

v.

TORI HUGHES, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:13-CV-1980-LJO-SMS

ORDER DENYING MARSHAL'S 

MOTION FOR REIMBURSEMENT

FOR SERVICE OF DEFENDANT 

CITY OF PATTERSON

(Docs. 49 and 50)

 The United States Marshal's Service has requested reimbursement for personal service of a 

defendant in this action, Patterson Police Services, on February 4, 2015. The Court will deny the 

request. 

 On August 21, 2014, the Court ordered the Marshal to serve process upon the defendants in

this action, including the Patterson Police Services. Doc. 36. The order directed the Marshal to 

attempt to secure a waiver of service before attempting personal service. If a defendant did not 

return a waiver of service within sixty days, the Marshal was to effect personal service 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 

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

service. 

 The Marshal served the Patterson Police Services by mail on August 28, 2014. Doc. 49. 

Several Defendants, including Patterson Police Services, moved to dismiss certain claims on 

September 11, 2014. Doc. 37. On November 3, 2014, the Court dismissed Patterson Police Services 

from this action. Doc. 46. 

 The Marshal again served Patterson Police Services by personal service on February 4, 2015. 

Doc. 49. The Marshal moved for reimbursement of the costs associated with personally serving the 

City on February 5, 2015. Doc. 50. 

 The Marshal's having served Defendant City of Patterson after it had already filed responsive 

pleadings and been dismissed from this action, its motion for reimbursement of expenses of service 

is hereby DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 11, 2015 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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