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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

NORRIS LEE,

Plaintiff,

v.

BALLESTEROS,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:12-cv-00808-SKO (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK’S OFFICE 

TO CHANGE PLAINTIFF’S ADDRESS OF 

RECORD AND REQUIRING PLAINTIFF 

TO COMPLETE SERVICE ON 

DEFENDANT BALLESTEROS WITHIN 

ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS

(Docs. 1 and 18)

I. Order Authorizing Service of Complaint

Plaintiff Norris Lee (“Plaintiff”), a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil 

rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on May 17, 2012.

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 Pursuant to the decision rendered 

by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Plaintiff’s complaint states a claim for 

damages against Defendant Ballesteros (“Defendant”), a licensed vocational nurse, for violation of 

the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. (Docs. 18, 19.) Plaintiff’s claim arises 

out of Defendant’s alleged refusal to administer an insulin injection to Plaintiff on May 27, 2011,

at the prison medical clinic, after Plaintiff refused to self-inject as instructed due to his fear of 

needles. 

 

1 The Court takes judicial notice of Plaintiff’s notice of change of address filed in appeal case number 12-17543, 

docket entry #13. The Court will direct the Clerk of the Court to change Plaintiff’s address with this Court. Pursuant 

to the Court’s general practice, Local Rule 230(l) shall continue to apply to this case despite Plaintiff’s release from 

custody. 

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

Defendant 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 of service with the 

Court within one-hundred twenty days. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). The following two sections contain 

instructions on how to serve Defendant. 

II. Instructions on Completing Service

A. Obtaining a Waiver of Service from Defendant

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

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

elects to ask Defendant to waive service, he must mail to 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 Defendant (not to the Attorney General’s Office), 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 Defendant at least thirty 

days to return the waiver to Plaintiff. If Defendant signs and returns the waiver form to Plaintiff, 

Plaintiff must then file the waiver form with the Court. After filing the waiver form, Plaintiff does 

not need to do anything further to serve Defendant. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4).

B. Personal Service on Defendant in Absence of Waiver

Plaintiff must effect personal service on Defendant if (1) Plaintiff chooses not to request

that Defendant waive service, or (2) Plaintiff requests that Defendant waive service but Defendant 

fails 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 

Defendant (not the Attorney General’s Office). Personal service may be effected by any person 

who is not a party to this action and who is at least eighteen years old; Plaintiff may not effect 

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personal service himself. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2). Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e), provided with

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

III. Order

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

1. The Clerk of the Court shall delete Plaintiff’s prison identification number and 

change his address of record to: 2547 W. Tulare Ave., Visalia, CA, 93277;

2. This action shall proceed on Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on May 17, 2012, against 

Defendant Ballesteros for violation of the Eighth Amendment; 

3. The Clerk of the Court shall issue and send Plaintiff one summons and shall send 

Plaintiff one copy of the following documents:

a) The complaint filed on May 17, 2012;

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

form;

c) A “Waiver of Service” form; and 

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

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. Unless good cause is shown, Plaintiff’s failure to (1) complete service of process 

on Defendant and (2) file a proof of service within one-hundred twenty days will result in 

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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