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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

GUILLERMO CRUZ TRUJILLO,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

GOMEZ, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:14-cv-01370-EPG (PC)

 

ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO 

COMPLETE AND RETURN SERVICE 

DOCUMENTS

(ECF NO. 30)

Guillermo Trujillo ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 16, 2016, 

Plaintiff filed the Third Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 17). The Court screened Plaintiff’s 

Third Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915A and found cognizable claims. (ECF 

No. 19). After the service documents were sent to Plaintiff (ECF No. 21) and returned (ECF 

No. 23), the Court ordered the United States Marshal Service (“the Marshal”) to serve the 

defendants (ECF No. 24).

The U.S. Marshal attempted to serve defendant Juarez, but the summons was returned 

unexecuted. (ECF No. 26). According to the Marshal, the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) informed the Marshal that defendant Juarez is no 

longer employed at the CDCR and did not leave a forwarding address. (Id.). The Court 

notified Plaintiff of this fact, and gave him 30 days to provide a valid address for defendant 

Juarez. (ECF No. 27). Plaintiff then asked for an extension of that 30-day period (ECF No. 

28), and for the opportunity to conduct limited discovery so that he could get defendant 

Juarez’s address from the CDCR (ECF No. 29). The Court granted Plaintiff an extension, but 

instead of ordering formal discovery at that time, provided the Office of the Attorney General 

with an opportunity to submit any contact information it or the CDCR had for defendant Juarez

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in lieu of formal document discovery. (ECF No. 30). The Office of the Attorney General 

submitted a response (ECF No. 37), as well as address information for in camera review. The 

Court has reviewed the address information, and it appears that the Office of the Attorney 

General has provided the address for defendant Juarez. However, the Office of the Attorney 

General wishes to keep the address information confidential from the Plaintiff. The Court thus 

provides the following order to allow for service while maintaining the confidentiality of Mr. 

Juarez’s address, unless and until it becomes relevant to the dispute.

According, it is HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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

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

Court with the following documents:

a. A completed summons, omitting the address. The address will be filled 

in once it has been submitted to the Court;

b. A completed USM-285 form, omitting the address; The Address will be 

filled in once it has been submitted to the Court; and

c. Two (2) copies of the endorsed Third Amended Complaint filed on

February 16, 2016;

2. Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendant Juarez and need not request 

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

will direct the United States Marshal to serve defendant Juarez pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs; and

3. Failure to comply with this order may result in defendant Juarez being 

dismissed from this action without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 17, 2017 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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