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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL IZELL SEALS, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

OFFICER JOHN RUSSELL, et al.,

Defendants. ____________________________________

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No. C 04-1569 SBA (PR)

NOTICE REGARDING INABILITY TO

SERVE DEFENDANTS EFESTIONE AND

RIEDLE

Defendants Teresa Efestione and Alice Riedle have not been served in this action. The

United States Marshal's Office has informed the Court that service could not be completed on

Defendants Efestione and Riedle at the Lake County Jail because they are no longer employed at

the jail. 

Because Plaintiff is incarcerated and claims that he has been having trouble

communicating with the contact person at the Lake County Jail, the Clerk of the Court is directed

to send a letter to: Kathy Ferguson, Director of Human Resources for the County of Lake, 255 N.

Forbes Street, Lake Port, CA 95453. The Clerk shall inquire about whether she can furnish the

Court with the current addresses of Defendants Efestione and Riedle, who worked at the Lake

County Jail from April to August 2003. In the event that Director Ferguson is unable to furnish

the Court with the current addresses of Defendants Efestione and Riedle, Plaintiff is directed to

continue his attempts to locate Defendants Efestione and Riedle. 

While Plaintiff may rely on service by the United States Marshal, "a plaintiff may not

remain silent and do nothing to effectuate such service. At a minimum, a plaintiff should request

service upon the appropriate defendant and attempt to remedy any apparent defects of which [he]

has knowledge." Rochon v. Dawson, 828 F.2d 1107, 1110 (5th Cir. 1987). If the marshal is

unable to effectuate service and the plaintiff is informed, the plaintiff must seek to remedy the

situation or face dismissal of the claims regarding that defendant under Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure 4(m). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m) (If service of the summons and complaint is not made

upon a defendant in 120 days after the filing of the complaint, the action must be dismissed

without prejudice as to that defendant absent a showing of "good cause."); see also Walker v.

Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1421-22 (9th Cir. 1994) (prisoner failed to show cause why prison official

should not be dismissed under Rule 4(m) because prisoner did not prove that he provided

marshal with sufficient information to serve official). 

No later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, Plaintiff must provide the

Court with the current addresses for Defendants Efestione and Riedle. Plaintiff should review

the federal discovery rules, Rules 26-37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for guidance

about how to determine the current addresses of Defendants Efestione and Riedle.

If Director Ferguson is unable to furnish the Court with the current addresses of

Defendants Efestione and Riedle, and if Plaintiff fails to provide the Court with their

current addresses within the thirty-day deadline, all claims against Defendants Efestione

and Riedle will be dismissed without prejudice under Rule 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 11/29/07 ______________________________

 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEALS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

RUSSELL et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV04-01569 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on November 30, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office

delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Michael Izell Seals V77488

California State Prison - San Quentin

San Quentin, CA 94974

Dated: November 30, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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