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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

DAMIEN MARSHJON MCDOUGLAND,

Plaintiff,

v.

J. BELLUOMINI, et al., 

Defendants.

No. 2:22-cv-2242 DB P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights 

action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendants Belluomini, 

Bargstadt, Branion, Bunch, Castille, Dennis, McElroy, Priest, Purtle, Strope, and Williams used 

excessive force against him and that defendants Arciga, Abraham, Reyes, Taylor,

1 Farhat, and 

Sarai failed to intervene to stop them, in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently 

before the court is the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) motion for an 

extension of time to file waiver of service of process for the defendants who are waiving service. 

(ECF No. 27.) This is the OAG’s first request for an extension of time.

On September 19, 2023, the court directed E-Service on defendants. (ECF No. 21.) The 

order directed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) to file a 

1 The California Office of the Attorney General has informed the court that defendant R. Taylor 

has been misidentified as “R. Thomas” on the docket.

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notice of intent to waive service not later than forty days after service of the order, advising the 

court which defendant(s) will be waiving service of process. (Id. at 3.) It further directed the 

OAG to file a waiver of service of process for any defendant who is waiving service of process,

within thirty days of the CDCR filing a notice of intent to waive service. (Id.) CDCR filed 

notices of intent to waive service on behalf of all defendants on October 26, 2023. (ECF Nos. 25, 

26.) The OAG had until November 27, 2023 to file waivers of service of process for defendants.

On November 27, 2023, the OAG specially appeared to request a thirty-day extension of 

time to file waivers of process. (ECF No. 27.) The OAG states that it is still determining whether 

it will represent defendants. (Id. at 2.) Further, the OAG is waiting to receive documents it 

requested from the institution where plaintiff alleges his claim arose and his current institution. 

(Id.) According to the OAG, these documents will help the OAG determine whether “any legal 

impediments exist that would prevent OAG representation” of any defendant. (Id.)

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The California Office of the Attorney General’s motion for a thirty-day extension of 

time to file waiver of service of process by special appearance (ECF No. 27) is 

granted;

2. Within thirty days of the date of this order, the California Office of the Attorney 

General shall file waivers of service of process for the defendants identified in the 

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s October 26, 2023 notices of 

intent to waive service (ECF Nos. 25, 26); and

3. The Clerk of the Court shall amend the docket to correctly identify defendant R. 

Thomas as R. Taylor.

Dated: November 28, 2023

DB: 15

DB/DB Prisoner Inbox/Civil Rights/R/mcdo2242.36

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