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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

Plaintiff Melvin R. Arrant is proceeding pro se and in forma pauepris in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On December 17, 2020, the Court found that service of the complaint was appropriate against 

Defendants Lozano, E. Garcia, Dodson, O. Herrera, J. Valdez, Felix, A. Flores, P. Chanelo, and D. 

Tapia for retaliation, and separate excessive force claims against defendants J. Florez and D. Tapia. 

(ECF No. 15.) 

On January 5, 2021, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) filed 

a notice of intent to waive service as to all Defendants. (ECF No. 17.) A waiver by the Office of the 

Attorney General was due thirty days thereafter. (ECF No. 15.) However, to date, the Office of the 

Attorney General has not returned the waiver of service and the thirty-day time period has expired. 

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MELVIN R. ARRANT,

 Plaintiff,

v.

KELLY SANTORO, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:20-cv-01253-SAB (PC)

ORDER FOR OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY 

GENERAL TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS 

SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO 

COMPLY WITH THE COURT’S DECEMBER 17, 

2020, ORDER

(ECF No. 15) 

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Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that within thirty (30) days the Office of the Attorney 

General shall show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to comply with the Court’s 

December 17, 2020 order. The Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of this order by email on Supervising 

Deputy Attorney General Lawrence Bragg.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 8, 2021 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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