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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC CHARLES RODNEY K’NAPP,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-2520 FCD CMK P

vs.

RODERICK HICKMAN, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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On April 18, 2007, this court ordered defendants’ counsel to query the CDCR to

ascertain the whereabouts of defendants R. Gunnin, S. Marshall, Murray, Olson, and Carl Michel

Warvarovski, M.D. On May 8, 2007, defendants’ counsel responded to the order. In the

response, counsel related that the litigation coordinator at Mule Creek State Prison had attempted

to ascertain the whereabouts of the listed defendants and was unsuccessful. 

Although in forma pauperis status relieves a plaintiff of the responsibility of

effecting service, plaintiff is still responsible for providing sufficient information to serve

documents. See Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1422 (9th Cir. 1994) (failure of indigent

defendant to provide sufficient information to serve defendants is sufficient reason to dismiss

action for failure to obtain service). It appears that the CDRC has no information for service of

defendants R. Gunnin, S. Marshall, Murray, Olson, and Carl Michel Warvarovski, M.D. 

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As noted, it is plaintiff’s responsibility to provide service information for

defendants. If plaintiff cannot do so, it may be necessary to dismiss the complaint against the

unserved defendants. 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff is granted an additional sixty days to locate information for service of

R. Gunnin, S. Marshall, Murray, Olson, and Carl Michel Warvarovski, M.D. 

2. Plaintiff may attempt to locate these defendants through discovery requests

directed to served defendants. 

3. Should plaintiff fail to provide information for service of these defendants

within sixty days from the date this order is filed, the court may recommend that this action be

dismissed as to those defendants. 

DATED: May 9, 2007.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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