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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN JOSEPH STOLTIE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-08-2584 GEB DAD P

vs.

JANETTA GERINGSON, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action seeking relief

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On August 12, 2009, the court ordered the United States Marshal to serve process

upon the defendants in this case. The Marshal was directed to attempt to secure a waiver of

service before attempting personal service on the defendants. 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. 

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On December 8, 2009, the United States Marshal filed a return of service with a

USM-285 form showing total charges of $148.50 for effecting personal service on defendant

Ziga and $150.13 for effecting personal service on defendant Lipon. The form shows that a

waiver of service form was mailed to the defendants on August 12, 2009, and that no response

was received. 

Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in pertinent part, as

follows: 

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

under subdivision (e), (f), or (h) and that receives notice of an

action in the manner provided in this paragraph has a duty to avoid

unnecessary costs of serving the summons . . . .

If a defendant located within the United States fails to comply with

a request for waiver made by a plaintiff located within the United

States, the court shall impose the costs subsequently incurred in

effecting service on the defendant unless good cause for the failure

be shown.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

The court finds that defendants Ziga and Lipon were given the opportunity

required by Rule 4(d)(2) to waive service and failed to comply with the request. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

$148.50 and defendant Lipon shall pay $150.13 to the U.S. Marshal, unless within that time each

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: March 10, 2010.

DAD:mp

stol2584.taxcost

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