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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DURRELL ANTHONY PUCKETT,

Plaintiff,

v.

BARAONA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01448-DAD-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF RE: REQUEST 

FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE 

WAIVERS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

(ECF No. 34)

Waivers of Service of Process Due: June 7, 

2022

Plaintiff Durrell Anthony Puckett (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on 

Plaintiff’s first amended complaint against: (1) Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez,

Diaz, and Doe 1 for excessive force in violation of the Eighth Amendment; (2) Defendant Leos 

for sexual assault in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and (3) Defendants A. Ruiz, Martinez, 

E. Ruiz, Meiers, Gutierrez, A. Cruz, K. Cronister, and Jane Doe Nurse for failure to protect in 

violation of the Eighth Amendment.

On March 17, 2022, the Court ordered electronic service on Defendants Baraona, 

Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. Ruiz, Martinez, E. Ruiz, Meiers, Gutierrez, A. Cruz, and 

K. Cronister and directed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) 

to file a Notice of E-Service Waiver advising the Court which defendant(s) would be waiving 

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service of process without the need for personal service. (ECF No. 17.) That order also required 

the California Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) to file, within 30 days from the filing of 

the Notice of E-Service Waiver, a separate waiver of service of process for any defendant 

waiving service under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(1). (Id.) CDCR returned the Notice 

of E-Service Waiver indicating that Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. 

Ruiz, E. Ruiz, Gutierrez, and K. Cronister intend to waive service on April 21, 2022. (ECF No. 

22.) Therefore, waivers of service of process from the OAG for these defendants were due on or 

before May 23, 2022.

On May 20, 2022, counsel for the OAG, by special appearance, filed a motion for 

administrative relief requesting a fifteen-day extension of time to file waivers of service of 

process for Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. Ruiz, E. Ruiz, Gutierrez, 

and K. Cronister. (ECF No. 34.) Counsel from the OAG states that the extension is necessary to 

determine whether the OAG will be representing these defendants in this case. Until that 

determination is made, the OAG is unable to file a waiver of service of process on behalf of these 

defendants. Counsel expects a fifteen-day extension will allow enough time to determine whether 

the OAG will be representing these defendants. (Id.)

Having considered the request, the Court finds that there is good cause to grant an 

extension of time for these defendants to file their waivers of service of process. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

6(b). The Court further finds that Plaintiff will not be prejudiced by the brief extension.

Accordingly, the motion for an extension of time, (ECF No. 34), is HEREBY GRANTED. 

Defendants Baraona, Burneszki, Leos, Hernandez, Diaz, A. Ruiz, E. Ruiz, Gutierrez, and K. 

Cronister shall file waivers of service of process on or before June 7, 2022.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 23, 2022 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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