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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

MICHAEL NIEL JACOBSEN, 

Plaintiff,

v.

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00108-JLT (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT NURSE 

MONICA CHOE TO FILE A RESPONSE TO 

THE MARSHAL'S REQUEST FOR 

REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS OF SERVICE

(Doc. 46)

TWENTY-DAY DEADLINE

The Court previously found service of the Second Amended Complaint appropriate and 

service was ordered on Defendants Nurse Monica Choe (erroneously sued herein as “Nurse 

Monica”). (Doc. 19.) On April 4, 2015, the Marshal filed an unexecuted USM-285 form as to 

Defendant Choe. (Doc. 35.) A second attempt at service was thereafter ordered (Doc. 38) and an 

executed summons for service on Defendant Choe was filed on August 24, 2015 (Doc. 45). 

Thereafter, the United States Marshal filed a request for reimbursement of costs incurred. (Doc. 

46.)

Rule 4(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides in part:

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

subdivision (e), (f), or (h) and that receives notice of an action in the 

manner provided in this paragraph has a duty to avoid unnecessary costs of 

serving the summons . . . .

If a defendant located within the United States fails to comply with a 

request for waiver made by a plaintiff located within the United States, the 

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court shall impose the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service on 

the defendant unless good cause for the failure be shown.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

The Marshal requests the court to impose costs on Defendant Nurse Monica Choe for her

failure to avoid unnecessary costs. Given that the Marshal=s Request was submitted in the form 

of a memorandum and may not have been recognized as a request for the court to impose costs, 

and that it was filed before Defendant Choe had appeared in this action, Defendant Choe is 

granted an opportunity to file a response to the Marshal=s Request. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within twenty days from the date of service of this order, Defendant Choe shall 

file a written response to the Marshal=s Request, filed on August 24, 2015 (Doc. 

46); and

2. failure to comply with this order shall result in an order requiring Defendant Choe 

to reimburse the Marshal for costs of personal service.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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