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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 

VANCE BLAINE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE 

FACILITY, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:13-cv-2163 KJM AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

 On October 21, 2014, based on the information provided by plaintiff, this court directed 

the United States Marshal to serve process of plaintiff First Amended Complaint on defendants 

Crossoh, Knok, Sabin, and Thomas. ECF No. 21. However, process directed to defendant 

Thomas was recently returned unserved with the notation, “unable to locate or identify.” ECF 

No. 34. Plaintiff must provide additional information to serve this defendant.1

 Plaintiff shall 

promptly seek such information through discovery, the California Public Records Act, Calif. 

Gov’t. Code § 6250, et seq., or other means available to plaintiff. If access to the required 

 

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 Plaintiff has also been directed to provide additional information to serve process on defendants 

Crossoh and Knok. See ECF No. 31. The status of service of process on defendant Thomas is 

not known at this time. 

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information is denied or unreasonably delayed, plaintiff may seek judicial intervention. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send plaintiff three USM-285 forms, along with 

an instruction sheet and a copy of the endorsed First Amended Complaint (FAC) filed April 24, 

2014; 

 2. Within sixty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall complete and submit the 

attached Notice of Submission of Documents to the court, with the following documents: 

 a. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant for whom plaintiff has 

additional service information (see n.1, supra); 

 b. Two copies of the endorsed FAC filed April 24, 2014; and, for each additional 

defendant for whom plaintiff provides new service information, one more copy of the endorsed 

FAC; and 

 c. One completed summons form (if not previously provided) or show good cause 

why plaintiff cannot provide such information. 

DATED: March 4, 2015 

 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VANCE BLAINE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE 

FACILITY, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:13-cv-2163 KJM AC P 

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF 

DOCUMENTS 

 Plaintiff hereby submits the following documents in compliance with the court’s order 

filed _____________________: 

 ____ completed summons form 

 ____ completed USM-285 form(s) 

 ____ copies of the endorsed First Amended Complaint filed April 24, 2014 

____________________________________ ____________________________________ 

Date Plaintiff 

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