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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

RAPHAEL GRAHAM,

Plaintiff,

v.

WRIGHT,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:22-cv-00504-ADA-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF RE: REQUEST 

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE 

WAIVER OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

(ECF No. 18)

Waivers of Service of Process Due: December 

16, 2022

Plaintiff Raphael Graham (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against 

Defendant Wright for violation of the Fourth Amendment for conducting the second strip search 

with an activated body camera, exposing Plaintiff’s genitals on camera, and for retaliation in 

violation of the First Amendment.

On October 5, 2022, the Court ordered electronic service on Defendant Wright and 

directed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) to file a Notice 

of E-Service Waiver advising the Court which defendant(s) would be waiving service of process 

without the need for personal service. (ECF No. 15.) That order also required the California 

Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) to file, within 30 days from the filing of the Notice of EService Waiver, a separate waiver of service of process for any defendant waiving service under 

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(1). (Id.) CDCR returned the Notice of E-Service Waiver 

indicating that Defendant Wright intends to waive service on October 26, 2022. (ECF No. 17.) 

Therefore, a waiver of service of process from the OAG for Defendant Wright is due on or before 

November 28, 2022.

On October 22, 2022, counsel for the OAG, by special appearance, filed a motion for 

administrative relief requesting a twenty-one-day extension of time to file a waiver of service of 

process for Defendant Wright. (ECF No. 18.) Counsel from the OAG states that the extension is 

necessary to determine whether the OAG will be representing Defendant Wright in this case. 

Until that determination is made, the OAG is unable to file a waiver of service of process on 

behalf of Defendant Wright. Counsel expects a twenty-one-day extension will allow enough time 

to determine whether the OAG will be representing Defendant Wright. (Id.)

Having considered the request, the Court finds that there is good cause to grant an 

extension of time for Defendant Wright to file a waiver of service of process. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

6(b). The Court further finds that Plaintiff will not be prejudiced by the brief extension.

Accordingly, the motion for an extension of time, (ECF No. 18), is HEREBY GRANTED. 

Defendant Wright shall file a waiver of service of process on or before December 16, 2022.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 27, 2022 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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