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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Lisa Snyder,

Plaintiff,

v. 

David Starr, et al.,

Defendants.

No. CV-19-05071-PHX-DWL

ORDER 

On February 18, 2020, the Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and dismissed it with leave to amend due to failure to properly allege 

jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. (Doc. 7.) The Court explained the deficiencies in 

the complaint and ordered Plaintiff to adhere to the federal and local rules. (Id.)

On February 25, 2020, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”). (Doc. 

8.) The Court once again screens the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and 

concludes that it properly alleges jurisdictional facts and, liberally construed, is 

“sufficient to meet the low threshold for proceeding past the screening stage.” Wilhelm v. 

Rotman, 680 F.3d 1113, 1123 (9th Cir. 2012).

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Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that service by waiver or service of the summons and 

complaint shall be at government expense on the defendant by the U.S. Marshal or his 

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“[T]he sua sponte screening and dismissal procedure is cumulative of, not a 

substitute for, any subsequent Rule 12(b)(6) motion that [a] defendant may choose to 

bring.” Teahan v. Wilhelm, 481 F. Supp. 2d 1115, 1119 (S.D. Cal. 2007).

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authorized representative. The Court directs the following: 

1) The Clerk of Court must send Plaintiff a service packet including the FAC (Doc. 

8), this Order, and both summons and request for waiver forms for the Defendant. 

2) Plaintiff must complete and return the service packet to the Clerk of Court within 

30 days of the date of filing of this Order. The United States Marshal will not 

provide service of process if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order. 

3) If Plaintiff does not either obtain a waiver of service of the summons or complete 

service of the Summons and Complaint on Defendant within 90 days of the filing 

of the Complaint, the action may be dismissed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

4) A Defendant who agrees to waive service of the Summons and Complaint 

must return the signed waiver forms to the United States Marshal, not the 

Plaintiff.

Dated this 27th day of February, 2020.

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