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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANK ALEO,

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-01673-KJN P 

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, in this civil rights action. Plaintiff 

paid the filing fee. By order filed November 1, 2013, plaintiff was informed that the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure require that defendants be personally served process in this action and, 

therefore, that plaintiff’s attempted service of process by mail was inadequate. Plaintiff was 

instructed that he must comply with the personal service of process requirements of Rule 4, 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or that he could, alternatively, apply for in forma pauperis 

status and request that service of process be completed by the United States Marshal. (ECF No. 

12.) 

Plaintiff now requests that he be permitted to have a third party serve process on 

defendants, or that the Marshal be directed to serve process. (ECF No. 13.) The request does not 

include a completed in forma pauperis application. If plaintiff wishes to have the Marshal serve 

process, he must submit a completed in forma pauperis application, and the application must be 

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approved. If plaintiff wishes to have a third party serve defendants, such service must be in 

person; third-party mailing will not suffice. Plaintiff will be accorded additional time within 

which to make this decision and, if appropriate, to submit his completed in forma pauperis 

application (which will require formal certification of the amount in plaintiff’s prison trust 

account for the preceding six months). Plaintiff’s motion requesting the court’s general 

authorization for service will therefore be denied without prejudice.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion for the court’s authorization (ECF No. 13), is denied without 

prejudice.

2. Plaintiff shall proceed to serve process on defendants, by a third party, according to the 

personal service requirements set forth in Rule 4, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

3. Alternatively, within 14 days after service of this order, plaintiff may submit an 

application to proceed in forma pauperis in this action, and to request that service of process be 

completed by the United States Marshal.

4. The Clerk of Court is directed to send plaintiff the form used in this district for a 

prisoner to request approval to proceed in forma pauperis.

5. The Clerk of Court is also directed to send plaintiff a copy of this court’s order filed 

November 1, 2013 (ECF No. 12).

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 15, 2013

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