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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE CARRANZA,

Plaintiff,

v.

G. LEWIS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00682-YGR (PR) 

NOTICE REGARDING INABILITY TO 

SERVE DEFENDANT B. KINROTON

This Order addresses issues regarding service in the above-captioned action. Service has 

been ineffective on Defendant Special Services Unit Special Agent B. Kinroton. The Court has 

been informed that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of Legal 

Affair “does not have [the] authority to accept service of process nor does [it] have any 

information re B. Kinroton.” Dkt. 13 at 1.

As Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, he is responsible for providing the Court with 

current addresses for all Defendants so that service can be accomplished. See Walker v. Sumner, 

14 F.3d 1415, 1422 (9th Cir. 1994); Sellers v. United States, 902 F.2d 598, 603 (7th Cir. 1990). 

While Plaintiff may rely on service by the United States Marshal, “a plaintiff may not 

remain silent and do nothing to effectuate such service. At a minimum, a plaintiff should request 

service upon the appropriate defendant and attempt to remedy any apparent defects of which [he] 

has knowledge.” Rochon v. Dawson, 828 F.2d 1107, 1110 (5th Cir. 1987). If the marshal is 

unable to effectuate service and the plaintiff is so informed, the plaintiff must seek to remedy the 

situation or face dismissal of the claims regarding that defendant under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 4(m). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (providing that if service of the summons and complaint 

is not made upon a defendant in 120 days after the filing of the complaint, the action must be 

dismissed without prejudice as to that defendant absent a showing of “good cause”); see also 

Walker, 14 F.3d at 1421-22 (prisoner failed to show cause why prison official should not be 

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dismissed under Rule 4(m) because prisoner did not prove that he provided marshal with sufficient 

information to serve official). 

No later than twenty-eight (28) days from the date of this Order, Plaintiff must provide 

the Court with a current address for Defendant Kinroton. Plaintiff should review the federal 

discovery rules, Rules 26-37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for guidance about how to 

determine the current address of this Defendant.

If Plaintiff fails to provide the Court with the current address of Defendant Kinroton within 

the twenty-eight-day deadline, all claims against this Defendant will be dismissed without 

prejudice under Rule 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ______________________________________

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Court Judge

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