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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

SILVESTER GOMEZ,

Plaintiff, Case No. 1:06-cv-00491 ALA (PC)

vs.

CHENIK, M.D., et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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As per this Court’s Order (Doc. 15), Mr. Gomez filed service documents to proceed

against Defendants Chenik, Greeves, Hasadsri and Thirakomen. (Doc. 20). On May 6, 2008,

this Court ordered the United States Marshall to notify the aforesaid Defendants of the instant

action. (Doc. 24). To date, Defendant Hasadsri filed an Answer ( Doc. 31), Defendant Greeves

summons was returned unexecuted (Doc. 26), and Defendants Chenik and Thirakomen have not

been located to serve. As to Defendant Greeves, the remarks on Form USM-285 note that the

United States Marshall mailed the service documents on May 8, 2008, and also provides that

Defendant Greeves, “returned to home country. [N]o finding info.” (Doc. 26). 

Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that 

[i]f a defendant is not served within 120 days after the complaint is filed, the

court--on motion or on its own after notice to the plaintiff--must dismiss the

action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made

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within a specified time. But if the plaintiff shows good cause for the failure, the

court must extend the time for service for an appropriate period.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Mr. Gomez file a response to this order,

on or before October 24, 2008, to show cause why this Court should not dismiss Defendants

Greeves, Chenik and Thirakomen from this action. 

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DATED: September 18, 2008 

/s/ Arthur L. Alarcón 

 UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE

Sitting by Designation

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