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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

KEITH BLACKWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-cv-00856-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE,

AND FORWARDING SERVICE

DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 76)

Plaintiff Keith Blackwell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on June

20, 2005. The Court screened Plaintiff’s second amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A

and found that it states a claim against Defendants Vo, Escobara, Pennywell, McGrew, and Lawhorn

under section 1983 for acting with deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs, in

violation of the Eighth Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 1

(2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Service shall be initiated on the following defendants:

DR. VO

CAPTAIN M. ESCOBARA

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CAPTAIN PENNYWELL 

MCGREW, COUNSELOR

CAPTAIN LAWHORN

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff five (5) USM-285 forms, five (5)

summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a

copy of the second amended complaint filed July 5, 2007.

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall complete the

attached Notice of Submission of Documents and submit the completed Notice to the

Court with the following documents:

a. Completed summons;

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and 

c. Six (6) copies of the endorsed second amended complaint filed July 5, 2007.

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on Defendants and need not request waiver of

service. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the Court will direct the

United States Marshal to serve the above-named defendants pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs. 

5. The failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action

be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 27, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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