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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

DENNIS GARDNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOSHUA COLEMAN,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-1981 GEB CKD PS

ORDER AND ORDER DIRECTING 

SERVICE BY THE UNITED STATES 

MARSHAL WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF 

COSTS

Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. By order filed 

August 8, 2013, the court directed plaintiff to provide information for service of process on form 

USM-285, a completed summons, sufficient copies of the complaint for service, and a notice of 

compliance. Plaintiff has filed the required papers. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward to the United States Marshal the 

instructions for service of process, the completed summons, copies of the complaint, copies of the 

form Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge, and copies of this order.

2. Within fourteen days from the date of this order, the United States Marshal shall notify 

defendant Coleman of the commencement of this action and request a waiver of service of 

summons in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c).

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3. The United States Marshal shall retain the sealed summons and a copy of the complaint 

in its file for future use.

4. The United States Marshal shall file returned waivers of service of summons as well as 

any requests for waivers that are returned as undelivered as soon as they are received.

5. If a defendant waives service, the defendant is required to return the signed waiver to 

the United States Marshal. The filing of an answer or a responsive motion does not relieve a 

defendant of this requirement, and the failure to return the signed waiver may subject a defendant 

to an order to pay the costs of service pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

6. If a defendant does not return a waiver of service of summons within sixty days from 

the date of mailing the request for waiver, the United States Marshal shall:

a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order on the defendant in 

accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c) and shall command all 

necessary assistance from the California Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation (CDCR) or any last known employer of a defendant to execute this 

order. The United States Marshal shall maintain the confidentiality of all 

information so provided pursuant to this order. 

b. File, within fourteen days after personal service is effected, the return of 

service, along with evidence of any attempts to secure a waiver of service of 

summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service on the 

defendant. Such costs shall be enumerated on the USM-285 form and shall 

include the costs incurred by the United States Marshal’s office for photocopying 

additional copies of the summons and complaint and for preparing new USM-285 

forms, if required. Costs of service will be taxed against the personally served 

defendant in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

7. Defendant shall reply to the complaint within the time provided in Fed. R. Civ. P. 

12(a).

8. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, 

motions concerning discovery, motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7, 11, 12, 15, 41, 55, 56, 59 

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and 60, and E.D. Cal. R. 110, shall be briefed pursuant to L.R. 230(l). Failure to timely oppose 

such a motion may be deemed a waiver of opposition to the motion. See L.R. 230(l). Opposition 

to all other motions need be filed only as directed by the court. 

9. If plaintiff is released from prison while this case is pending, any party may request 

application of the other provisions of L.R. 230 in lieu of L.R. 230(l). Until such a motion is 

granted, L.R. 230(l) will govern all motions described in #8 above regardless of plaintiff’s 

custodial status. See L.R. 102(d).

10. Pursuant to Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc), and 

Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1988), the court hereby informs plaintiff of the 

following requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

56. Such a motion is a request for an order for judgment in favor of the defendant without trial. 

A defendant’s motion for summary judgment will set forth the facts that the defendant contends 

are not reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle the defendant to judgment. To oppose a 

motion for summary judgment, plaintiff must show proof of his or her claims. Plaintiff may do 

this in one or more of the following ways. Plaintiff may rely on plaintiff’s statements made under 

penalty of perjury in the complaint if the complaint shows that plaintiff has personal knowledge 

of the matters stated and plaintiff specifies those parts of the complaint on which plaintiff relies. 

Plaintiff may serve and file one or more affidavits or declarations setting forth the facts that 

plaintiff believes prove plaintiff’s claims; the person who signs an affidavit or declaration must 

have personal knowledge of the facts stated. Plaintiff may rely on written records, but plaintiff 

must prove that the records are what plaintiff asserts they are. Plaintiff may rely on all or any part 

of the transcript of one or more depositions, answers to interrogatories, or admissions obtained in 

this proceeding. If plaintiff fails to contradict the defendant’s evidence with counteraffidavits or 

other admissible evidence, the court may accept defendant’s evidence as true and grant the 

motion. If there is some good reason why such facts are not available to plaintiff when required 

to oppose a motion for summary judgment, the court will consider a request to postpone 

consideration of the defendant’s motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d). If plaintiff does not serve and 

file a written opposition to the motion, or a request to postpone consideration of the motion, the 

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court may consider the failure to act as a waiver of opposition to the defendant’s motion. See

L.R. 230(l). If the court grants the motion for summary judgment, whether opposed or 

unopposed, judgment will be entered for the defendant without a trial and the case will be closed 

as to that defendant.

11. If defendant moves for summary judgment, defendant must contemporaneously serve 

with the motion, but in a separate document, a copy of the attached Rand Notice. See Woods, 

684 F.3d at 935; Rand, 154 F.3d at 957. Failure to do so may constitute grounds for denial of 

the motion.

12. Unsigned affidavits or declarations will be stricken, and affidavits or declarations not 

signed under penalty of perjury have no evidentiary value.

13. Each party proceeding without counsel shall keep the court informed of a current 

address at all times while the action is pending. Any change of address must be reported 

promptly to the court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled “Notice of 

Change of Address.” A notice of change of address must be properly served on other parties. 

Service of documents at the address of record for a party is fully effective. See L.R. 182(f). A 

party’s failure to inform the court of a change of address may result in the imposition of sanctions 

including dismissal of the action.

14. The Clerk of the Court shall serve on plaintiff a copy of the Local Rules of Court.

15. The failure of any party to comply with this order, the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, or the Local Rules of Court, may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but 

not limited to, dismissal of the action or entry of default. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

Dated: August 28, 2013

4 gardner1981.ser.2

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Rand Notice to Plaintiff

This notice is provided to ensure that you, a pro se prisoner plaintiff, “have fair, timely and adequate notice 

of what is required” to oppose a motion for summary judgment. See Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2012); 

Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 957 (9th Cir. 1998). The court requires that you be provided with this notice 

regarding the requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure. 

When a defendant moves for summary judgment, the defendant is requesting that the court grant judgment 

in defendant’s favor without a trial. If there is no real dispute about any fact that would affect the result of your 

case, the defendant who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which will end your 

case against that defendant. A motion for summary judgment will set forth the facts that the defendant asserts are 

not reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle the defendant to judgment. 

To oppose a motion for summary judgment, you must show proof of your claims. To do this, you may 

refer to specific statements made in your complaint if you signed your complaint under penalty of perjury and if 

your complaint shows that you have personal knowledge of the matters stated. You may also submit declarations 

setting forth the facts that you believe prove your claims, as long as the person who signs the declaration has 

personal knowledge of the facts stated. You may also submit all or part of deposition transcripts, answers to 

interrogatories, admissions, and other authenticated documents. For each of the facts listed in the defendant’s 

Statement of Undisputed Facts, you must admit the facts that are undisputed, and deny the facts that are disputed. If 

you deny a fact, you must cite to the proof that you rely on to support your denial. See L.R. 260(b). If you fail to 

contradict the defendant’s evidence with your own evidence, the court may accept the defendant’s evidence as the 

truth and grant the motion. 

The court will consider a request to postpone consideration of the defendant’s motion if you submit a 

declaration showing that for a specific reason you cannot present such facts in your opposition. If you do not 

respond to the motion, the court may consider your failure to act as a waiver of your opposition. See L.R. 230(l). 

If the court grants the defendant’s motion, whether opposed or unopposed, judgment will be entered for 

that defendant without a trial and the case will be closed as to that defendant.

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