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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

FLOYD EUGENE BENDER,

Plaintiff,

v.

W. J. SULLIVAN, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-0576 YNP SMS (PC)

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

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 the original complaint filed on March 27,

2009. The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and found that it

states cognizable claims against DefendantsWilliams, Bryant and Allison for deliberate indifference

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

2200 (2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

LIEUTENANT BRYANT

C/O ALLISON

In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this Order, the Court recommended that

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Defendants Sullivan, Grannis, Gonzales, Noyce, McConnell, Tony and Miller be dismissed based on Plaintiff’s

failure to state any claims against him.

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C/O WILLIAMS

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff threeUSM-285 forms, three summonses,

a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a copy of the

complaint filed March 27, 2009.

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. Four copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 27, 2009. 

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: March 8, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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