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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

JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

THOMPSON, et al.,

Defendants.

1:19-cv-00330 JLT (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF 

COURT TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE; 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

SUBMIT SERVICE DOCUMENTS; 

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

TO DISMISS NON-COGNIZABLE 

CLAIMS

Recently, the Court screened the plaintiff’s complaint and found it stated the following 

claims: (1) a First Amendment retaliation claim Thompson, Houston, Shoemaker, Castalas, and 

Hawthorne; (2) an Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claim against Thompson, Houston, 

Shoemaker; (3) an Eighth Amendment medical indifference claim against Robinson, Castalas, and 

Perez; and (4) an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against Scalley, Castalas, and Perez. 

(Doc. 13.) The Court further determined that no other claims were cognizable as plead. The Court 

allowed the plaintiff the option to stand on complaint, proceed with it as screened, or to file an 

amended complaint. He has now filed a notice of his willingness to proceed on the complaint as 

screened and to dismiss the claims deemed non-cognizable. (Doc. 14) Accordingly, the Court 

ORDERS:

1. The Clerk of Court shall assign a district judge to this case; 

2. Service shall be initiated on the following defendants:

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THOMPSON – Supervising Senior Psychologist at California State Prison in 

Corcoran, California (“CSP-Cor”)

HAWTHORNE – Correctional Sergeant at CSP-Cor

HOUSTON –Psychologist at CSP-Cor

SHOEMAKER – Psychologist at CSP-Cor

SCALLEY – Correctional Officer at CSP-Cor

CASTALAS – Correctional Officer at CSP-Cor 

PEREZ – Correctional Officer at CSP-Cor 

ROBINSON – Psychiatric Technician at CSP-Cor

3. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff eight USM-285 form, eight summons, a 

Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a copy of the 

complaint filed March 11, 2019; 

4. Within thirty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall complete and return to the 

Court the Notice of Submission of Documents along with the following documents:

a. One completed summons for each defendant listed above,

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above,

c. Nine copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 11, 2019; 

5. Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendants and need not request waiver of 

service. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the Court shall direct the 

United States Marshal to serve the above-named defendants pursuant to Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs; 

6. The failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that the action 

be dismissed; and

The Court RECOMMENDS that all remaining claims and defendants be dismissed 

without leave to amend. 

These Findings and Recommendations will be submitted to the United States District 

Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within 

fourteen days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations, the parties may file 

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written objections with the Court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate 

Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” The parties are advised that failure to file objections 

within the specified time may result in the waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 

F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (citing Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 6, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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