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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD REED,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-0060 DFL GGH P

vs.

DR. B. WILLIAMS, et al., ORDER 

Defendants.

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By order filed on October 31, 2005, plaintiff was directed either to supply the

court with a final corrected address for defendant T. Frates, upon whom service had been

returned unexecuted, on a new USM-285 form, or to inform the court that he elected to proceed

with service upon defendant Frates at San Quentin State Prison with the USM-285 form filed in

this court as of October 20, 2005. If necessary, plaintiff was informed that he could seek judicial

intervention to obtain an updated address.

By order filed on August 18, 2005, plaintiff had been granted sixty days to

complete the required documents in order to effect service upon defendant T. Frates. Plaintiff 

filed the forms with another address, the one at San Quentin, for defendant Frates, an address

which he received from a correctional officer, but had yet to hear from various CDC officials to

whom, on September 5, 2005, he had sent requests, pursuant to Cal. Govt. Code §6250 et seq.,

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for a corrected address. Plaintiff included copies of his letters of inquiry and was granted a 14-

day extension of time to hear a response to his inquiries on October 31, 2005.

By filing in this court on November 15, 2005, in a request dated November 10,

2005 by the mailbox rule, plaintiff timely informed the court that he has yet to receive a response

from any officials to whom his inquiry was directed verifying the San Quentin address for T.

Frates and now seeks judicial intervention. 

Defendants’ counsel shall query the Department of Corrections to ascertain the

whereabouts of defendant T. Frates. If defendant Frates is still employed with the Department of

Corrections or any other California state agency, counsel shall provide the business address to

plaintiff. If counsel is otherwise informed of the business address of defendant Frates, counsel

shall provide the address to plaintiff. In the event that counsel, after conducting a good faith

inquiry, cannot ascertain the business address of defendant Frates, counsel shall so inform the

court. Defendants’ counsel shall file and serve the appropriate response within fifteen days of the

filed date of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 11/23/05

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

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GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ggh:009

reed0060.jud

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