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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

FRED PRICE,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. R. CUNNINGHAM, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:08-cv-00425 AWI YNP GSA (PC)

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 This action proceeds on the original complaint. On February 21, 2010,

the court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and found that it states

cognizable claims against Defendants Cunningham and Mullins for deliberate indifference to a

serious threat to Plaintiff’s safety and use of excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

Plaintiff also states a cognizable claimagainst Cunningham for retaliation against Plaintiff’s exercise

of his First Amendment rights. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 1

(2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this Order, the Court recommended that

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Plaintiff’s equal protection claim be dismissed for failure to state a claim, and Defendants Gambline, Hartman,

Mack, Large, Sailor, Lynker and Hopkins be dismissed .

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S. R. CUNNINGHAM

MULLINS

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff two USM-285 forms, two summonses, a

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

complaint filed March 24, 2008.

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall complete the

attached Notice of Submission of Documents and submit the completed Notice to the

Court with the following documents:

a. Completed summons;

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

c. Three copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 24, 2008. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on Defendants and need not request waiver of

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

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

of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs. 

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

be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 3, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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