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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act (Definitions)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STUART STURGILL

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defendant.

Case No.: 19cv2018-LAB (MDD)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS; AND

ORDER SCREENING 

COMPLAINT AND DIRECTING 

CLERK TO ISSUE SUMMONS

Plaintiff Stuart Sturgill filed his complaint, bringing claims under the Federal 

Tort Claims Act pertaining to medical negligence in a V.A. hospital. He also filed 

a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The motion shows that Sturgill lacks 

the funds to pay the filing fee, and GRANTS his request to proceed IFP. 

The Court has screened the Complaint as required under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(e)(2) and § 1915A(b), and finds that it survives screening. 

The U.S. Marshals Service shall serve a copy of the Complaint and 

summons upon the Defendant as directed by Plaintiff on the U.S. Marshal Form 

285. All costs of that service will be advanced by the United States. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(d); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3).

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The Clerk shall provide Plaintiff with a certified copy of this Order, and shall 

issue a summons as to Plaintiff’s Complaint, and shall send them to Plaintiff along 

with a blank U.S. Marshal Form 285. Plaintiff must serve the United States as 

provided by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2019

Honorable Larry Alan Burns

Chief United States District Judge

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