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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STANLEY BURTON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SACRAMENTO HOUSING 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-03034 KJM AC PS 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se, and the case was accordingly referred to the 

undersigned for pretrial proceedings by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). Plaintiff requests

authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 2. 

Because plaintiff has presented the required documentation and the court finds it adequate, that 

motion is GRANTED. 

I. SCREENING 

 Granting IFP status does not end the court’s inquiry, however. The federal IFP statute 

requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to 

state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is 

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immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The court finds that, for screening purposes 

only, plaintiff’s claims are sufficiently cognizable. 

II. CONCLUSION 

 For the reasons stated above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to proceed in 

forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED and: 

 1. Service of the Complaint (ECF No. 1) is appropriate for the following defendants: 

o Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency 

o Laila Darby, Director 

o Ibra Henley, Hearing Coordinator 

 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue forthwith, and the U.S. Marshal is directed 

to serve within ninety days of the date of this order, all process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 4, without prepayment of costs. 

 3. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff the above: one USM-285, one summons, a 

copy of the complaint, and an appropriate form for consent to trial by a magistrate judge. 

 4. Plaintiff is directed to supply the U.S. Marshal, within 15 days from the date this order 

is filed, all information needed by the Marshal to effect service of process, and shall promptly file 

a statement with the court that said documents have been submitted to the United States Marshal. 

The court anticipates that, to effect service, the U.S. Marshal will require, for each defendant in 

¶ 3, above, at least: 

 a. One completed summons; 

 b. One completed USM-285 form; 

 c. One copy of the endorsed filed complaint, with an extra copy for the U.S. 

Marshal; 

 d. One copy of the instant order; and 

 e. An appropriate form for consent to trial by a magistrate judge. 

 5. In the event the U.S. Marshal is unable, for any reason whatsoever, to effect service on 

any defendant within 90 days from the date of this order, the Marshal is directed to report that 

fact, and the reasons for it, to the undersigned. 

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

501 “I” Street, Sacramento, Ca., 95814, Tel. No. (916) 930-2030. 

 7. Failure to comply with this order may result in a recommendation that this action be 

dismissed. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 30, 2024 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STANLEY BURTON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SACRAMENTO HOUSING AND 

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-03034 KJM AC (PS) 

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION 

 Plaintiff has submitted the following documents to the U.S. Marshal, in compliance with 

the court’s order filed _____________________: 

 ____ completed summons form 

 ____ completed USM-285 form 

 ____ copy of the complaint 

 ____ completed form to consent or decline to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction 

____________________________________ ____________________________________ 

Date Plaintiff’s Signature 

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