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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN VILLA RAMIREZ,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JAMES TILTON, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-04681 SBA (PR)

NOTICE REGARDING INABILITY TO

SERVE DEFENDANTS SAYER,

POLUZZA, KHOLSLA, HILLCULPEPPER, GUILDERSLEEVES,

MORROW AND TERRANU

Service has been ineffective on the following Defendants: former San Quentin State Prison

(SQSP) Physicians Sayer, Poluzza and Kholsla; as well as former SQSP Medical Technical

Assistants Hill-Culpepper, Guildersleeves, Morrow and Terranu. The United States Marshal's

Office has informed the Court that service could not be completed on these Defendants. The Court

has been informed that the prison litigation coordinator was unable to locate the defendants.

While Plaintiff may rely on service by the United States Marshal, "a plaintiff may not remain

silent and do nothing to effectuate such service. At a minimum, a plaintiff should request service

upon the appropriate defendant and attempt to remedy any apparent defects of which [he] has

knowledge." Rochon v. Dawson, 828 F.2d 1107, 1110 (5th Cir. 1987). If the marshal is unable to

effectuate service and the plaintiff is informed, the plaintiff must seek to remedy the situation or face

dismissal of the claims regarding that defendant under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). See

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (If service of the summons and complaint is not made upon a defendant in 120

days after the filing of the complaint, the action must be dismissed without prejudice as to that

defendant absent a showing of "good cause."); see also Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1421-22

(9th Cir. 1994) (prisoner failed to show cause why prison official should not be dismissed under

Rule 4(m) because prisoner did not prove that he provided marshal with sufficient information to

serve official). 

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No later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, Plaintiff must provide the Court

with a current addresses for Defendants Sayer, Poluzza, Kholsla, Hill-Culpepper, Guildersleeves, 

Morrow and Terranu. Plaintiff should review the federal discovery rules, Rules 26-37 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure, for guidance about how to determine the current address of these

Defendants.

If Plaintiff fails to provide the Court with the current addresses of Defendants Sayer,

Poluzza, Kholsla, Hill-Culpepper, Guildersleeves, Morrow and Terranu within the thirty-day

deadline, all claims against these Defendants will be dismissed without prejudice under Rule

4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 5/24/10 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN VILLA RAMIREZ,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JAMES TILTON et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-04681 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 24, 2010, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

Juan Villa Ramirez T-24667

California State Prison - San Quentin

2 A/C 6

San Quentin, CA 94974

Dated: May 24, 2010

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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