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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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 Because plaintiff is a civil detainee, 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, which requires the court to screen complaints 1

filed by prisoners, does not apply.

 This action will not remain pending indefinitely against the unnamed defendants and those defendants will 2

be subject to future dismissal if plaintiff is unable to identify them. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICKIE LAYNE MCCLELLAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

MACK WIMBISH, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-CV-00448-AWI-LJO-P

ORDER INSTRUCTING PLAINTIFF ON

SERVICE OF PROCESS, AND REQUIRING

PLAINTIFF TO SERVE DEFENDANTS

WITHIN ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK’S OFFICE TO

PROVIDE PLAINTIFF WITH ONE

SUMMONS, COPY OF COMPLAINT, AND

ACCOMPANYING SERVICE DOCUMENTS

I. Order Directing Plaintiff to Initiate Service of Process

Plaintiff Rickie Layne McClellan (“plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On September 28, 2006, plaintiff paid the filing fee

in full for this action. Because plaintiff is not proceeding in forma pauperis, it is plaintiff’s

responsibility to effect service of the summons and complaint on defendants. The only defendant 1

identified by name in the complaint is Mack Wimbish. Therefore, the Clerk of the Court will be

directed to issue one summonsto plaintiff for purposes of service of process on defendant Wimbish

(“defendant”). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. When and if plaintiff ascertains the identities of the other

defendants, he may at that time request additional summonses for them.2

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Plaintiff shall complete service of process in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

4 within one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date of service of this order. Plaintiff shall serve

a copy of this order on defendant together with a summons and a copy of the complaint. The

following two sections contain instructions on how to serve defendant. 

A. Waiver of Service

Pursuant to Rule 4(d)(2), plaintiff may (but is not required to) notify defendant of the

commencement of this action and request that he waive service of the summons. Fed. R. Civ. P.

4(d)(2). If plaintiff wishes to do this, he must mail defendant (1) the form entitled “Notice of

Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service for Summons,” (2) the form entitled “Waiver of Service

of Summons,” and (3) a copy of the complaint. The documents must be addressed directly to the

defendant and must be dispatched (mailed) through first-class mail. The Waiver of Service of

Summons form must set forth the date on which the request is sent and must allow the defendant at

least thirty (30) days in which to return the waiver to plaintiff. If defendant signs and returns the

waiver form to plaintiff, plaintiff must then file the form with the court. After filing the form with

the court, plaintiff need not take any further steps to serve defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4).

B. Personal Service

If either (1) plaintiff does not wish to request defendant to waive service or (2) defendant fails

to return the Waiver of Service of Summons form to plaintiff, plaintiff must have personal service

effected on defendant. Defendant must be personally served with a summons and a copy of the

complaint, along with a copy of this order. Plaintiff may not effect personal service himself. Fed.

R. Civ. P. 4(c). Service may be effected by any person who is not a party to this action and who is

at least eighteen years old. Id. The court will provide plaintiff with a copy of Rule 4 along with this

order. Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e)(2), which addresses how personal service may be effected.

C. Conclusion

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue and send plaintiff one (1) summons and

(1) one copy of the complaint filed on April 18, 2006; 

2. The Clerk is further directed to send plaintiff:

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a) One (1) copy of the form entitled “Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver

of Service of Summons;” 

b) One (1) copy of the form entitled “Waiver of Service;” 

c) One (1) copy of the form entitled “Consent to Proceed Before United States

Magistrate Judge” with instructions; and 

d) One (1) copy of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

3. Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order and a copy of the form “Consent to Proceed

Before United States Magistrate Judge” on defendant at the time of service of the

summons and complaint;

4. Plaintiff shall complete service of process on defendant within one-hundred twenty

(120) days from the date of service of this order; and

5. Plaintiff’s failure to timely complete service of the complaint on the defendant may

result in dismissal of this action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 30, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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