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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THADDEUS JOHNSON, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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DR. J. PAPPENFUS, et. al., )

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Defendants. )

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1: 05 CV F 0353 AWI DLB P 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

SERVE COMPLAINT

I. Order Directing Plaintiff to Initiate Service of Process

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §

1983. Plaintiff filed this action on March 16, 2005. The court has screened plaintiff’s complaint

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that plaintiff’s complaint appears to state cognizable claims

for relief against defendants. Dr. Pappenfus, MTA Rodriguez and Dr. Rees for acting with deliberate

indifference to plaintiff’s medical needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

Plaintiff paid the filing fee in full for initiating this action. Because plaintiff is not

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proceeding in forma pauperis, it is plaintiff’s responsibility to effect service of the summons and

complaint on defendants Dr. Pappenfus, MTA Rodriguez and Dr. Rees. The Clerk of the Court will

be directed to issue three (3) summonses to plaintiff for purposes of service of process. See Fed. R.

Civ. Pro. 4.

Plaintiff shall complete service of process in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 4 within one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date of service of this order. Plaintiff

shall serve a copy of this order on each defendant together with a copy of the summons and

complaint. The following two sections contain instructions on how to serve defendants. 

A. Waiver of Service

Pursuant to Rule 4(d)(2), plaintiff may (but is not required to) notify defendants of the

commencement of this action and request that they waive service of the summons. Fed. R. Civ. Pro.

4(d)(2). If plaintiff wishes to do this, he must mail each defendant (1) the form entitled “Notice of

Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service for Summons,” (2) the form entitled “Waiver of Service

of Summons,” and (3) a copy of the complaint. The documents must be addressed directly to each

defendant (not the Attorney General’s Office) and must be dispatched (mailed) through first-class

mail. The Waiver of Service of Summons form must set forth the date on which the request is sent

and must allow each defendant at least thirty (30) days in which to return the waiver to plaintiff. If

defendants sign and return the waiver forms to plaintiff, plaintiff must then file the forms with the

court. After filing the forms with the court, plaintiff need not take any further steps to serve

defendants. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 4(d)(4).

B. Personal Service

If either (1) plaintiff does not wish to request defendants to waive service or (2) one or more

of the defendants fail to return the Waiver of Service of Summons form to plaintiff, plaintiff must

have personal service effected on defendants. Each defendant must be personally served with a

summons and copy of the second amended complaint, along with a copy of this order. Plaintiff may

not effect personal service himself. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 4(c). Service may be effected by any person

who is not a party to this action and who is at least eighteen years old. Id. The court will provide

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plaintiff with a copy of Rule 4 along with this order. Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e)(2), which

addresses how personal service may be effected. 

C. Conclusion

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue and send plaintiff three (3) summonses. 

2. The Clerk is further directed to send plaintiff:

a) One (1) copy of the form entitled “Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver

of Service of Summons;” 

b) One (1) copy of the form entitled “Waiver of Service;” 

c) One (1) copy of the form entitled “Consent to Proceed Before United States

Magistrate Judge” with instructions; 

d) One (1) copy of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and

e) One (1) copy of the complaint filed March 16, 2005. 

3. Plaintiff shall complete service of process on defendants Dr. Pappenfus, MTA

Rodriguez and Dr. Rees within one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date of

service of this order. Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order and a copy of the form

“Consent to Proceed Before United States Magistrate Judge” on defendants at the

time of service of the summons and complaint. 

4. Plaintiff’s failure to timely complete service of the complaint on the defendants may

result in dismissal of this action. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2005 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0hj8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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