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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

MERLIN AYALA, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

)

vs. ) CIV 05-02250 PHX DGC MEA

)

JOSEPH M. ARPAIO, ) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

) FOR DISMISSAL

 Defendant. ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE

_______________________________)

Plaintiff filed his complaint on July 27, 2005. On

November 1, 2005, the Court ordered Plaintiff to complete and

return a service packet for Defendant to the Court by November

21, 2005. That order warned Plaintiff that his failure to

timely comply with the provisions of the order would result in

the dismissal of the complaint pursuant to Rule 41(b), Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Plaintiff was warned that his failure to acquire a

waiver of service from Defendant or to complete service of

process on Defendant within 60 days of the date that the service

order was issued, by December 30, 2005, would result in the

dismissal of the complaint pursuant to Rule 4(m), Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure, and Rule 16.2(b)(2)(B), of the United States

District Court for the District of Arizona Local Rules of Civil

Procedure. The civil docket in this matter indicates that

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Plaintiff has failed to return a service packet to the Court, or

to acquire a waiver of service from Defendant or to complete

service of process on Defendant.

On January 5, 2006, the Court allowed Plaintiff until

February 4, 2006, to show cause why this case should not be

dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s

order of November 1, 2005, and Plaintiff’s failure to effect

service of process on Defendants as required by the Court’s

order of November 1, 2005, and Rule 4, Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. As of March 6, 2006, Plaintiff has failed to respond

to the order to show cause.

THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED that Plaintiff’s

complaint be dismissed without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure

to comply with Rule 4(m), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

DATED this 7th day of March, 2006.

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