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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

Adam Jimenez,

Plaintiff,

v.

Tonya Rothchild, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 15-cv-02493-BAS-AGS

ORDER FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 

TO PRODUCE ADDRESSES AND 

FOR U.S. MARSHAL TO EFFECT 

SERVICE

Plaintiff Adam Jimenez, an indigent California inmate, seeks court assistance in 

serving his summons and amended complaint on three defendants whose addresses he does 

not know. At the request of a plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis, such as Jimenez, the 

court must “order that service be made by a United States marshal or deputy marshal or by 

a person specially appointed by the court.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3). So long as the plaintiff 

“provide[s] the necessary information to help effectuate service,” the lawsuit should not be 

dismissed for the U.S. Marshal’s failure to properly serve the defendants. Puett v. 

Blandford, 912 F.2d 270, 275 (9th Cir. 1990). In his motion,Jimenez sufficiently identifies 

the three defendants—Tonya Rothchild, James Richard, and K. Reid—by their last-known 

job titles and places of employment within the California correctional system. [Doc. 26.] 

Thus, he is entitled to judicial aid in effecting service.

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For good cause shown, the Court ORDERS that, by February 10, 2017, the 

California Deputy Attorney General assigned to this case shall provide the U.S. Marshal a 

confidential memorandum containing the current addresses for defendants Tonya 

Rothchild, James Richard, and K. Reid. The memorandum shall state that the 

U.S. Marshal’s Service must personally serve the summons and amended complaint on 

each defendant at the indicated address. As to any defendant whose current address cannot 

be found, the assigned Deputy Attorney General must file a declaration by February 10, 

2017, explaining why diligent inquiry could not uncover that address.

The Court ORDERS that, within 30 days of receiving this confidential 

memorandum, the U.S. Marshal’s Service shall personally serve a copy of Jimenez’s

summons and amended complaint on the defendants whose addresses are listed in the 

memorandum. All costs of service will be advanced by the United States.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall issue a new 

summons for defendants Tonya Rothchild, James Richard, and K. Reid, and provide the 

California Attorney General’s Office with three copies each of: (1) this Order; (2) the 

Court’s September 26, 2016 Service Order [Doc. 13]; (3) the First Amended Complaint 

[Doc. 12]; (4) the new summons; and (5) a blank U.S. Marshal Form 285. Both the 

California Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Marshal’s Service shall keep the 

defendants’ addresses strictly confidential. The addresses may not appear on any 

U.S. Marshal Form 285, may not be made a part of the Court’s record, and may not be 

provided to Jimenez.

Dated: January 13, 2017

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