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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

MICHAEL ANTHONY VICTORY,

Plaintiff,

v.

P. BRESLER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-01578-LJO DLB -PC

SECOND ORDER DIRECTING UNITED

STATES MARSHAL TO INITIATE

SERVICE OF PROCESS ON DEFENDANT

KUSHNER AT ADDRESS PROVIDED BY

PLAINTIFF

Plaintiff Michael Anthony Victory (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 21, 2008, the court

directed the United States Marshal to initiate service of process on defendants P. Bresler, F. Salazar,

H. D. Sacks, Neubarth, Ortiz, C. Barber, R. D. Smith and N. Kushner. (Doc. 20.) The Marshal was

unable to locate and serve defendant Kushner, and on May 5, 2008, the Marshal returned the USM285 form to the court. (Doc. 24). 

Plaintiff has provided the following address for defendant: 351 Chestnut Hill Court, #11

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. (Doc. 24). Although it appears that defendant Kushner is no longer

employed with CDC, and the CDC locator has no record of a ‘Neil Kushner’, it is unclear whether

service was attempted on defendant Kushner at the address provided by plaintiff.

The court and the Marshal have a statutory duty to service process on plaintiff’s behalf, and

the response given to the Marshal to date by the CDC is insufficient to allow the court to discharge

this duty on the ground that defendant Kushner cannot be located. 28 U.S.C. 1915(d); Fed. R. Civ.

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P. 4(c)(2). For this reason, the Marshal shall again initiate service on defendant Kushner,

using the address provided by plaintiff.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward the following documents to the United

States Marshal:

(1) One completed and issued summons for each defendant to be served;

(2) One completed USM-285 form for each defendant to be served;

(3) One copy of the complaint filed on October 16, 2006 for each defendant to

be served, plus an extra copy for the Marshal; 

(4) One copy of this order for each defendant to be served, plus an extra copy for

the Marshal; and

(5) One copy of the court’s consent form for each defendant to be served; 

2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the United States Marshal is directed to

notify the following defendants of the commencement of this action and to request

a waiver of service in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d) and 28

U.S.C. § 566(c):

NEIL KUSHNER

3. The U.S. Marshal is directed to retain the summons and a copy of the complaint in

their file for future use.

4. The United States Marshal shall file returned waivers of service as well as any

requests for waivers of service that are returned as undelivered as soon as they are

received. 

5. If a waiver of service is not returned by a defendant within sixty days of the date of

mailing the request for waiver, the United States Marshal shall:

a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order upon the defendant pursuant

to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c) and

shall command all necessary assistance from the California Department of

Corrections (CDC) to execute this order. The United States Marshal shall

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maintain the confidentiality of all information provided by the CDC pursuant

to this order. 

b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the United States Marshal

shall file the return of service for the defendants, along with evidence of any

attempts to secure a waiver of service of process and of the costs

subsequently incurred in effecting service on said defendants. Said costs

shall be enumerated on the USM-285 form and shall include the costs

incurred by the Marshal's office for photocopying additional copies of the

summons and complaint and for preparing new USM-285 forms, if required.

Costs of service will be taxed against the personally served defendants in

accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

6. In the event that defendants make an appearance in this action by filing an answer,

dispositive motion, or other pleading, the U.S. Marshals Service need not personally

serve defendants.

7. In the event that defendants either waive service or are personally served, defendants

are required to reply to the complaint. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 4, 2008 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

d274kd UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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