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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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Order of Dismissal of Claims Against Unserved Defendant Without Prejudice

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN A. MACGREGOR, 

Plaintiff,

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DR. MARTIN, et al.,

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No. C 13-2309 RMW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF

CLAIMS AGAINST

DEFENDANT NURSE YAN

Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint against prison

officials at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court ordered

service of plaintiff’s civil rights complaint upon defendants Dr. Martin and Nurse Yan. (Docket

No. 7.) On August 26, 2013, service documents sent to defendant Nurse Yan at SQSP were

returned undeliverable with a notation that Nurse Yan was not at San Quentin. (Docket No. 9.) 

On October 23, 2013, the court directed plaintiff to provide the court with an accurate and

current location for defendants Dr. Martin and Nurse Yan. Plaintiff was advised of the risk that

his claims against unserved defendants being dismissed pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. (Docket No. 12.) On January 9, 2014, plaintiff filed a response to the

court’s order indicating that defendant Nurse A. Yan was employed at the San Quentin

Neumillar Infirmary, between 2004 to approx. 2008. (Docket No. 23.) 

On February 18, 2014, in the interest of justice, the court requested that the SQSP

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Litigation Coordinator determine whether defendant Nurse A. Yan, identified as having worked

at SQSP Neumiller Infirmary between 2004 to approximately 2008, was a former employee of

SQSP, and if so whether defendant Nurse A. Yan was still employed with the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), and to provide the court with current

employment address for the defendant, or notice that such information is not available. (Docket

No. 25.) On July 18, 2014, the court received a letter from SQSP Litigation Coordinator

indicating that there was no employee known as Nurse A. Yan and that more identifying

information was needed. (Docket No. 26.) On September, 24, 2014, the court directed plaintiff

to once again provide more identifying information for defendant Nurse A. Yan. Plaintiff was

warned that failure to do so would result in plaintiff’s claims against defendant Nurse A. Yan

being dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. (Docket No. 29.) Plaintiff provided a response to the court’s September 24, 2014

order indicating that the correct spelling of the defendant’s name is “Yin.” (Docket No. 36.)

On December 14, 2014, the court issued an order of service directing the clerk of the

court to mail a Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons to Nurse Yin

at SQSP. On January 2, 2015, the court received a letter from SQSP Litigation Coordinator

indicating that no employee by the name Nurse Yin could be located. (Docket No. 38.) On

March 27, 2015, the court received a follow-up letter from SQSP Litigation Coordinator

indicating that although it appears as though defendant Nurse Yan was assigned to SQSP on or

about October - December 2005, said defendant is no longer employed by CDCR and the lack of

records of defendant Nurse Yan is explained by the institutions 5 year record retention policy for

previous employees. (Docket No. 42.)

The court’s October 23, 2013, and September 24, 2014, orders cautioned plaintiff that if

plaintiff failed to provide accurate and current location information for defendant Nurse Yan,

said defendant would be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure. (Docket Nos. 12, 29.) The court has provided plaintiff with several

opportunities to provide the requested information. (Docket Nos. 12, 29, 35.) The court has also

made multiple attempts to locate and serve defendant Nurse Yan. (Docket Nos. 7, 37.) Despite

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these efforts, plaintiff has yet to provide an accurate location for Nurse Yan to effectuate service.

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Accordingly, defendant Nurse Yan is DISMISSED from this action

without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _________________ RONALD M. WHYTE

 United States District Judge

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN A. MACGREGOR,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M.D. MARTIN, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 13-cv-02309-RMW 

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 28, 2015, 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.

Kevin A. MacGregor ID: V-94008

Bldg #A-5,138

High Desert State Prison

PO Box 3030

Susanville, CA 96127 

Dated: May 28, 2015 

Richard W. Wieking 

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________ 

Jackie Lynn Garcia, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable RONALD M. WHYTE

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