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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PETER T. HARRELL, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HORNROOK COMMUNITY SERVICES 

DISTRICT, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-1595 KJM GGH PS 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. This proceeding was 

referred to this court by E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(21), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 

 On December 5, 2014, the court ordered the United States Marshal to serve process upon 

defendants in this case within ninety days. The waiver of service forms indicate that defendants 

Hornbrook Community Service District, Bowles, Hanson, Brown, Barnes, Dingman and Goff 

were notified that failure to waive service of summons would result in a requirement that 

defendant bear costs of such service unless he shows good cause for failure to return the waiver. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1); 28 U.S.C. §566(c). 

On April 6, 2015, the United States Marshal filed returns of service with USM-285 forms 

showing total charges of $316 per defendant for effecting personal service on defendants 

Hornbrook Community Service District, Bowles, Hanson, Brown, Barnes, Dingman and Goff. 

The forms show that a waiver of service form was mailed to the defendants on December 23, 

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2014,1 and that no response was received. (ECF No. 22.) The U.S. Marshal has filed a request 

for reimbursement of costs for personal service. (ECF No. 21.) 

 Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in pertinent part, as follows: 

An individual, corporation, or association that is subject to service 

under Rule 4(e), (f), or (h) has a duty to avoid unnecessary 

expenses of serving the summons. . . . 

If a defendant located within the United States fails, without good 

cause, to sign and return a waiver requested by a plaintiff located 

within the United States, the court must impose on the defendant: 

(A) the expenses later incurred in making service; and 

(B) the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, of any 

motion required to collect those service expenses. 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1), (2)(A), (B). 

 The court finds that defendants Hornbrook Community Service District, Bowles, Hanson, 

Brown, Barnes, Dingman and Goff were given the opportunity required by Rule 4(d) to waive 

service and have failed to comply with the request. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Within fourteen days from the date of this order defendants Hornbrook Community 

Service District, Bowles, Hanson, Brown, Barnes, Dingman and Goff shall pay to the United 

States Marshal the sum of $316 per defendant, unless within that time any defendant files a 

written statement showing good cause for his or her failure to waive service. The court does not 

intend to extend this fourteen day period. 

 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the U.S. Marshal. 

Dated: May 7, 2015 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

GGH:076/Harrell1595.usmcost 

 

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 The waiver sent to defendant Bowles was forwarded to another address on January 6, 2015. 

(ECF No. 22 at 1.) 

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