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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Alex Aguilar, 

Plaintiff, 

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Lewis, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 09-1198 PHX-NVW (JRI)

ORDER

Pending before the court is the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of Magistrate

Judge Irwin (Doc. # 19) recommending (1) that Count Two of Plaintiff’s Second Amended

Complaint be dismissed, without prejudice, for failure to state a claim, (2) that Defendants

DeRosa and Cate be dismissed without prejudice, (3) that an answer to Count One of the

Second Amended Complaint be required from Defendants Lewis and Mazzola, and (4) that

a service order be entered. The Magistrate Judge advised the parties that they had ten days

to file objections to the R&R. (R&R at 4 (citing 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)). No objections were

filed.

The court has reviewed the R&R and finds that it is well taken. The court will accept

the R&R and dismiss Count Two of the Second Amended Claim, dismiss Defendants

DeRosa and Cate, and order an answer to Count One of the Second Amended Complaint by

Defendants Lewis and Mazzola and order a service order. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (stating

that the district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or

recommendations made by the magistrate”).

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the

Magistrate Judge (Doc. #19) is accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, that Count Two of the

Second Amended Complaint (#18) is dismissed without prejudice, for failure to state a claim.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants DeRosa and Cate be dismissed without

prejudice, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that an Answer to Count One of the Second Amended

Complaint (#18) be required from Defendants Lewis and Mazzola.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that service on Defendants Lewis and Mazzola be

ordered, and they be required to respond to the Second Amended Complaint.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

(1) The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff a service packet including both

summons and request for waiver forms for said Defendants.

(2) Plaintiff shall complete and return the service packet to the Clerk of the Court

within 20 days of the date of the filing of this Order. The United States Marshal will not

provide service of process if Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order.

(3) The United States Marshal shall retain the Summons, a copy of such amended

complaint, and a copy of this Order for future use.

(4) The United States Marshal shall notify said Defendants of the commencement

of this action and request waiver of service of the summons pursuant to Rule 4(d) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice to Defendants shall include a copy of this

Order. The Marshal shall file waivers of service of the summons or requests for waivers

that were returned as undeliverable as soon as they are received. If a waiver of service of

summons is not returned by Defendants within thirty days from the date the request for

waiver was sent by the Marshal, the Marshal shall:

(a) Personally serve copies of the Summons, such amended Complaint and this

Order upon Defendants pursuant to Rule 4(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) Within ten days after personal service is effected, file the return of service

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for the Defendants, along with evidence of the attempt to secure a waiver of service of the

summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service upon the Defendants.

The costs of service shall be enumerated on the return of service form (USM-285) and

shall include the costs incurred by the Marshal for photocopying additional copies of the

Summons, such amended complaint, or this Order and for preparing new process receipt

and return forms (USM-285), if required. Costs of service will be taxed against the

personally served Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(d)(2) and (5) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

(5) Defendants who agree to waive service of the Summons and such amended

complaint shall return signed waiver forms to the United State Marshal, and not to

Plaintiff.

(6) Said Defendants shall answer such amended complaint or otherwise respond by

appropriate motion within the time provided by the applicable provisions of Rule 12(a) of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(7) Any answer or responsive pleading shall state the specific Defendant(s) by

name on whose behalf it is filed. The Court may strike any answer, responsive pleading,

or other motion or paper that does not identify the specific Defendant(s) by name on

whose behalf it is filed.

DATED this 28th day of October, 2009.

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