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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

EMILE JENKINS,

Plaintiff,

v.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPT., et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-0762 KJN P

ORDER

Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, in this action seeking 

relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On May 15, 2014, the court ordered the United States Marshal to serve process upon the 

defendants in this case. The Marshal was directed to attempt to secure a waiver of service before 

attempting personal service on defendants. If a waiver of service was not returned within sixty 

days, the Marshal was directed to effect personal service on the defendants in accordance with the 

provisions of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c), without 

prepayment of costs, and to file the return of service with evidence of any attempt to secure a 

waiver of service and with evidence of all costs subsequently incurred in effecting personal 

service. 

On August 15, 2014, the United States Marshal filed a return of service with a USM-285 

form showing total charges of $65.00 for effecting personal service on each of defendants Cano, 

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Silva and Vitale. The form shows that a waiver of service form was mailed to each defendant on 

May 16, 2014, and that no response was received. 

Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in pertinent part, as follows: 

An individual, corporation, or association that is subject to service 

under Rule 4(e), (f), or (h) has a duty to avoid unnecessary 

expenses of serving the summons. . . .

If a defendant located within the United States fails, without good 

cause, to sign and return a waiver requested by a plaintiff located 

within the United States, the court must impose on the defendant:

(A) the expenses later incurred in making service; and

(B) the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, of any 

motion required to collect those service expenses.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1), (2)(A), (B).

The court finds that defendants Cano, Silva and Vitale were given the opportunity 

required by Rule 4(d) to waive service and has failed to comply with the request. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen days from the date of this order defendants Cano, Silva and Vitale

shall each pay to the United States Marshal the sum of $65.00, unless within that time each 

defendant files a written statement showing good cause for his failure to waive service. The court 

does not intend to extend this fourteen day period.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the U.S. Marshal.

Dated: August 22, 2014

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