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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983pr Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID ESCAMILLA,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. DANIAL,

Defendant.

Case No.: 3:18-cv-02500-GPC-JLB

ORDER: 

(1) DISSOLVING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE

AND 

(2) RE-ISSUING SUMMONS AND 

RE-DIRECTING U.S. MARSHAL 

TO EFFECT SERVICE PURSUANT 

TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) AND

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3).

ECF Nos. 4, 8.

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David Escamilla (“Plaintiff”), currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison, 

and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983. 

ECF No. 1. On February 2, 2019, Plaintiff was granted permission to proceed in forma 

pauperis, ECF No. 4, and a summons was issued to Plaintiff. ECF No. 5. The order 

granting Plaintiff’s motion directed the Plaintiff to complete Form 285 and submit it to 

the U.S. Marshal according to the instructions provided by the Clerk in the letter 

accompanying his IFP package. See ECF Nos. 4, 5. On September 16, 2019, Plaintiff had 

not yet complied with this order, so the Court issued an order to show cause for why the 

case should not be dismissed. ECF No. 6.

On October 3, 2019, Plaintiff submitted a letter to the Court explaining why he had 

not complied with the summons. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff explained that he had been unable 

to complete the forms because he is not “legal savvy” and was unable to find assistance 

as a prior inmate who was helping him had since been transferred. Id. Plaintiff wishes to 

continue this lawsuit and requests that the Court “let him know what [he] must do to 

proceed.” Id.

In light of pro se Plaintiff’s circumstances, and based on the reasons articulated in 

Plaintiff’s letter, ECF No. 8, the Court finds that Plaintiff has shown good cause to 

proceed in this action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The Court’s order to show cause, ECF No. 6, is hereby DISSOLVED.

2. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to re-issue a summons with respect to 

Plaintiff’s Complaint, ECF No. 1, and as to Defendant DANIAL. The Clerk should 

then provide Plaintiff with the re-issued summons. When sending the re-issued 

summons to Plaintiff, the Clerk should include with the summons: (a) one new 

blank U.S. Marshal Form 285 for Defendant DANIAL; (b) another letter 

instructing Plaintiff on how to complete this Form 285; (c) a certified copy of this 

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Order, ECF No. 9; (d) a certified copy of the Order granting Plaintiff’s motion to 

proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 4; and (e) a certified copy of the Complaint, 

ECF No. 1. Together, the re-issued summons and additional documents are 

Plaintiff’s “IFP Package.”

3. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to complete the following actions to aid the U.S. Marshal 

in serving his Complaint:

a. First, upon receiving the IFP Package, Plaintiff must complete the IFP 

package, including the U.S. Marshal Form 285, as accurately as possible.

b. Second, Plaintiff must return the completed IFP package and Form 285 to 

the U.S. Marshal according to the instructions provided by the Clerk’s letter.

c. Third, Plaintiff must include on the Form 285 an address where the U.S. 

Marshal can serve Defendant DANIAL. See S.D. Cal. CivLR 4.1.c.

4. Plaintiff is FURTHER DIRECTED to complete the following actions for all of 

his future filings in this case:

a. Plaintiff must serve upon Defendant DANIAL and his attorney, if Defendant 

obtains an attorney, a copy of every pleading or document that Plaintiff files 

with the Court in this case.

b. For every future filing with the Court in his case, Plaintiff must include a 

certificate of service which states:

i. How he served a true and correct copy of that filing on Defendant, and

ii. The date when Defendant was served. 

c. Any paper received by the Court which has not been properly filed with the 

Clerk, or which fails to include a Certificate of Service, may be disregarded.

5. Upon receipt, the U.S. Marshal is ORDERED to serve a copy of the Complaint 

and summons upon Defendant DANIAL as directed by Plaintiff on his newlyCase 3:18-cv-02500-GPC-JLB Document 9 Filed 10/23/19 PageID.<pageID> Page 3 of 4
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completed USM Form 285. All costs of service will be advanced by the United 

States. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3).

6. Defendant DANIAL is thereafter ORDERED to reply to Plaintiff’s Complaint 

within the time provided by the applicable provisions of Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 12(a). See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2) (while a defendant may occasionally 

be permitted to “waive the right to reply to any action brought by a prisoner 

confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility under section 1983,” once 

the Court has conducted its sua sponte screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(e)(2) and § 1915A(b), and thus, has made a preliminary determination based 

on the face on the pleading alone that Plaintiff has a “reasonable opportunity to 

prevail on the merits,” the defendant is required to respond).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: October 23, 2019

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