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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

HENRY M. HAYES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

GIPSON, et al., 

Defendants.

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1:12cv00469 DLB PC

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO 

SERVE COMPLAINT ON DEFENDANTS 

WITHIN ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS

Plaintiff Henry M. Mitchell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil 

rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. He paid the filing fee and is therefore not proceeding 

in forma pauperis. Plaintiff filed his complaint on March 12, 2012.1 The Court has ordered that 

this action go forward against Defendants Bolen and Seifert for violation of the First 

Amendment.

Plaintiff is not proceeding in forma pauperis and is therefore responsible for serving 

Defendants Bolen and Seifert in accordance with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Included with this order are the appropriate service forms and a copy of Rule 4. Unless good 

cause for an extension of time is shown, Plaintiff must complete service of process and file proof 

 

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Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge on April 30, 2012.

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thereof with the Court within one-hundred twenty days. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). The following 

two sections contain instructions on how to serve Defendants. 

A. Instructions on Completing Service 

1. Waiver of Service

Plaintiff has the option of notifying Defendants of the commencement of this action and 

requesting that they waive service of the summons. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(1). If Plaintiff wishes to 

do this, he must mail each 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,” (3) a 

copy of the Complaint, and (4) a copy of this order. The documents must be addressed directly 

to each Defendant (not the Attorney General’s Office or any other governmental entity), and the 

documents must be sent by first-class mail or other reliable means. Id. The Waiver of Service of 

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

Defendant at least thirty days to return the waiver to Plaintiff. If Defendants sign and return the 

waiver forms to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must then file the forms with the Court. After filing the forms 

with the Court, Plaintiff does not need to do anything further to serve Defendants. Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 4(d)(4).

2. Personal Service

Plaintiff must effect personal service on any Defendants whom Plaintiff does not request 

to waive service and on any Defendants who are requested to waive service but fail to return the 

Waiver of Service of Summons form to Plaintiff. In either situation, the summons, a copy of the 

Complaint, and a copy of this order must be personally served on each Defendant (not the 

Attorney General’s Office or any other governmental entity). Plaintiff may not effect personal 

service himself. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2). Service may be effected by any person who is not a 

party to this action and who is at least eighteen years old. Id. Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e), 

provided with this order, as it more fully addresses how personal service is effected.

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B. Order

In accordance with the above, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall issue and send Plaintiff 2 summonses, and shall send 

Plaintiff one copy of the following documents:

a) Complaint filed on March 12, 2012;

b) “Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons;” 

c) “Waiver of Service;” and 

d) Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

2. Plaintiff shall complete service of process on Defendants Bolen and Seifert within 

one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date of service of this order; and

3. Unless good cause is shown, Plaintiff’s failure to complete service of process on 

Defendants Bolen and Seifert and to file proof thereof with the Court within one-hundred twenty 

days will result in dismissal of this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 2, 2013 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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