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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RODNEY DIAL, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SCOTT HEATLEY, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:12-cv-2569 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed on September 19, 2013, the court directed the Clerk of Court to 

send plaintiff four (4) USM-285 forms, one summons, an instruction sheet and a copy of the 

amended complaint, and directed plaintiff to complete the summons and USM-285 forms and 

return them with copies of the amended complaint. ECF No. 13. On October 23, 2013, plaintiff 

notified the court that he had not received the necessary copy of his first amended complaint. 

ECF No. 18. Because plaintiff subsequently filed a second amended complaint (ECF No. 19), the 

Clerk of Court was directed to provide plaintiff with a copy of the second amended complaint and 

one additional USM-285 form for a newly named defendant. ECF No. 20. The court ordered 

plaintiff to complete and return to the court, within thirty days, all five USM-285 forms and the 

copies of his second amended complaint which are required to effect service on the defendants. 

Id. On December 2, 2013, plaintiff submitted the necessary copies of the second amended 

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complaint but only one USM-285 form, which is incomplete, and no summons. 

Plaintiff now represents that he never received the summons or the first four USM-285 

forms from the Clerk of Court. ECF No. 23. This assertion directly contradicts plaintiff’s 

October 23rd request. The court will nonetheless permit plaintiff one further opportunity to 

submit the requisite documentation for service of the second amended complaint. Plaintiff is also 

cautioned that he must provide an address for each defendant he names on a USM-285 form in 

order for any defendant to be served. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff one blank summons, an instruction 

sheet, and five (5) USM-285 forms; and 

 2. Within thirty days, plaintiff shall submit to the court the summons and completed 

USM-285 forms required to effect service on Scott Heatley; Christopher Smith; Lawrence C. 

Fong; L.D. Zamora and John Casey. Failure to return the documents within the specified time 

period will result in dismissal of this case. 

DATED: December 11, 2013 

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