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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 

JOHN F. FORDLEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOE LIZARRAGA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-1985-MCE-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. The United States Marshal has returned process directed to defendant Moore, 

noting that “Officer Moore is deceased,”1

 and to defendant Andrea, noting that “per CDCR, [there 

is] no officer Andrea.” ECF No. 14. Therefore, plaintiff must provide new information about 

how to effect service of process. Plaintiff must proceed with haste because Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) 

requires that an action be dismissed as to a defendant not served within 120 days after filing the 

complaint unless the time is enlarged based upon a demonstration of good cause. If plaintiff’s 

access to the required information is unreasonably denied or delayed, plaintiff may seek judicial 

intervention. 

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 No party has filed a formal statement noting death in accordance with Rule 25 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which establishes the procedure to be followed if a party dies 

during the pendency of an action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25; Barlow v. Ground, 39 F.3d 231, 233 

(9th Cir. 1994). 

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: 

1. The Clerk of the Court shall mail plaintiff two forms USM-285. 

2. Within 30 days from the date this order is served, plaintiff may submit the attached 

Notice of Submission of Documents with the completed forms USM-285 providing new 

instructions for service of process upon defendants Moore and Andrea. 

3. Failure to comply with this order or to show good cause for such failure will result in a 

recommendation that this action be dismissed as to defendants Moore and/or Andrea. 

Dated: November 30, 2016. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN F. FORDLEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOE LIZARRAGA, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-1985-MCE-EFB P 

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF 

DOCUMENTS 

 

Plaintiff hereby submits the following documents in compliance with the court’s order 

filed ________________: 

 

 2 completed USM-285 forms 

DATED: 

 ________________________ 

 Plaintiff 

 

 

 

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