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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RODNEY L. SHORT,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN SANZBERRO, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00996-OWW-GSA PC

ORDER AUTHORIZING SERVICE OF

AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND

FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS 

TO PLAINTIFF FOR COMPLETION AND

RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 14)

Plaintiff Rodney L. Short is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this

civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court screened Plaintiff’s amended complaint

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), and found that it states claims against Defendants

Sanzberro, Grijalva, and Roggencamp for use of excessive force arising from the April 29, 2009,

incident, and against Defendants Sanzberro, Grijalva, Kowall, Roggencamp, and Gill for denial of

due process arising from the forcible medication of Plaintiff. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 1

129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009); Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955,

1964-65 (2007). Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service shall be initiated on the following defendants:

JOHN SANZBERRO 

CHRIS GRIJALVA

On February 8, 2010, Plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment strip search claim, Fourteenth Amendment equal

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protection claim, conspiracy claims, and First Amendment retaliation claim were dismissed for failure to state a

claim. (Doc. 18.)

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JOHN KOWALL 

JOHN ROGGENCAMP

TIRATH GILL

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff five (5) USM-285 forms, five (5)

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

copy of the amended complaint filed August 20, 2009.

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. Six (6) copies of the endorsed amended complaint filed August 20, 2009. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on the 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 dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 9, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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