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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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For the Northern District of California

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 Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction.

(Docket No. 1 at 4.)

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN BADEKER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

WARDEN M.E. SPEARMAN,

Defendant. /

No. C 15-3318 EDL (PR)

ORDER OF SERVICE

Plaintiff, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights

complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendant violated his right to procedural

due process.1 Plaintiff is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in a separate order. 

For the reasons that follow, the Court serves Defendant.

DISCUSSION

A. Standard of Review

Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners

seek redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review the court must identify any cognizable claims, and

dismiss any claims which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may

be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at

1915A(b)(1),(2). Pro se pleadings must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police

Dep't, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1990).

To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential

elements: (1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States was

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violated, and (2) that the alleged deprivation was committed by a person acting under the

color of state law. West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988). 

B. Legal Claims 

Plaintiff alleges that the prison is improperly deducting money from his inmate trust

account to pay restitution that has already been paid in full. An inmate’s interest in the

funds in his prison trust account is a protected property interest. Quick v. Jones, 754 F.2d

1521, 1523 (9th Cir. 1985). Liberally construed, Plaintiff has stated a cognizable claim that

Defendant is violating his right to procedural due process.

CONCLUSION

1. The Clerk of the Court shall mail a Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver

of Service of Summons, two copies of the Waiver of Service of Summons, a copy of the

complaint and all attachments thereto, a magistrate judge jurisdiction consent form, and a

copy of this order to Warden M.E. Spearman at CTF in Soledad, CA. The Clerk of the

Court shall also mail a courtesy copy of the complaint and a copy of this order to the

California Attorney General’s Office. Additionally, the Clerk shall mail a copy of this order

to Plaintiff.

2. Defendant is cautioned that Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

requires him to cooperate in saving unnecessary costs of service of the summons and

complaint. Pursuant to Rule 4, if Defendant, after being notified of this action and asked by

the court, on behalf of Plaintiff, to waive service of the summons, fails to do so, he will be

required to bear the cost of such service unless good cause be shown for his failure to sign

and return the waiver form. If service is waived, Defendant will be required to serve and file

an answer within sixty (60) days from the date on which the request for waiver was sent to

them. Defendant is asked to read the statement set forth at the bottom of the waiver form

that more completely describes the duties of the parties with regard to waiver of service of

the summons. If service is waived after the date provided in the Notice but before

defendants have been personally served, the Answer shall be due sixty (60) days from the

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date on which the request for waiver was sent or twenty (20) days from the date the waiver

form is filed, whichever is later. 

3. In order to expedite the resolution of this case, the court orders as follows:

a. No later than sixty days from the date the waivers are sent, Defendant

shall file a motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion. The motion shall be

supported by adequate factual documentation and shall conform in all respects to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 56, and shall include as exhibits all records and incident reports

stemming from the events at issue. If Defendant is of the opinion that this case cannot be

resolved by summary judgment, he shall so inform the court prior to the date their summary

judgment motion is due. All papers filed with the court shall be promptly served on Plaintiff.

b. At the time the dispositive motion is served, Defendant shall also serve, on

a separate paper, the appropriate notice or notices required by Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d

952, 953-954 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc), and Wyatt v. Terhune, 315 F.3d 1108, 1120 n.4

(9th Cir. 2003). See Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 940-941 (9th Cir. 2012). At that time,

Defendant shall also submit the magistrate judge jurisdiction consent form.

c. Plaintiff's opposition to the dispositive motion shall be filed with the court

and served upon Defendant no later than twenty-eight days from the date the motion was

served upon him. 

d. Defendant shall file their reply brief no later than fourteen days after the

opposition is served upon him. 

e. The motion shall be deemed submitted as of the date the reply brief is

due. No hearing will be held on the motion unless the court so orders at a later date. 

4. All communications by Plaintiff with the Court must be served on Defendant,

or Defendant’s counsel once counsel has been designated, by mailing a true copy of the

document to Defendant or Defendant’s counsel.

5. Discovery may be taken in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure. No further court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2) is

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required before the parties may conduct discovery.

6. It is Plaintiff's responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the

court informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper with the clerk headed

“Notice of Change of Address.” He also must comply with the court’s orders in a timely

fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October , 2015. 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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