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

Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim arising out of denial of outdoor exercise, Plaintiff’s due process claim against

Defendant Roberson, and Plaintiff’s equal protection claims be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which

relief may be granted.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DESHA M. CARTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

C. MUNOZ, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:07-cv-01736-AWI-SMS PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Desha M. Carter (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on

November 30, 2007. The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and

found that it states cognizable claims against Defendants Munoz, Paz, Parra, and Silva for violation

of the Eighth Amendment arising from the conditions Plaintiff was subjected to in the management

cell, against Defendant Munoz for violation of the Due Process Clause arising from Plaintiff’s

placement in the management cell, and against Defendant Munoz for retaliation in violation of the

First Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 (2007); Alvarez 1

v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service shall be initiated on the following defendants:

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SGT. C. MUNOZ

C/O P. F. PAZ

C/O G. PARRA

C/O L. SILVA

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff four (4) USM-285 forms, four (4)

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

copy of the complaint filed November 30, 2007.

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. Five (5) copies of the endorsed complaint filed November 30, 2007. 

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: August 27, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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