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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this order, the court recommended that 1

plaintiff’s First and Fourteenth Amendment claims be dismissed, without prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon

which relief may be granted, and defendants Wrigley, Cooper, and Cornell be dismissed based on plaintiff’s failure

to state any claims upon which relief may be granted against them. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OTIS HARRIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

BERNIE ELLIS, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-01384-OWW-SMS PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF AMENDED

COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE, AND

FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO

PLAINTIFF FOR COMPLETION AND

RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

 

(Doc. 4)

Plaintiff Otis Harris (“plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized

Persons Act of 2000 (“RLUIPA”). Plaintiff filed this action on October 5, 2006. The court screened

plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that it states a cognizable

claim for relief under RLUIPA against defendants Ellis and Uzzle. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a);

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Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15 (2002); Austin v. Terhune, 367 F.3d 1167,

1171 (9th Cir. 2004); Jackson v. Carey, 353 F.3d 750, 754 (9th Cir. 2003); Galbraith v. County of

Santa Clara, 307 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

WARDEN BERNIE ELLIS

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UZZLE, FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff two (2) USM-285 forms, two (2)

summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a

copy of the amended complaint filed October 26, 2006.

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. Three (3) copies of the endorsed amended complaint filed October 26, 2006.

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: April 16, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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