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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 that

plaintiff’s denial of access to the courts claim stemming from the inmate appeals process be dismissed for failure to

state a claim upon which relief may be granted under section 1983, and defendants LaCrosse, Stockman, Anderson,

Castell, Watson, and Grannis be dismissed from this action based on plaintiff’s failure to state a claim upon which

relief may be granted against them. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LENT N. KING,

Plaintiff,

v.

JENNIFER JONES, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-00976-REC-LJO-P

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Lent N. King (“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 July 29, 2005.

The court has screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that it states

cognizable claims for relief under section 1983 against defendants Jones, Terrell, Pear, Halsey, and

Sumaya for denial of access to the courts, based on their failure to facilitate his appearance for a

court proceeding.1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15

(2002); Austin v. Terhune, 367 F.3d 1167, 1171 (9th Cir. 2004); Jackson v. Carey, 353 F.3d 750,

754 (9th Cir. 2003); Galbraith v. County of Santa Clara, 307 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2002).

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

JENNIFER JONES, LITIGATION COORDINATOR (FORMER)

P. TERRELL, CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR II 

C/O PEAR 

C/O HALSEY 

SGT. SUMAYA

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 complaint filed July 29, 2005.

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 complaint filed July 29, 2005. 

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: May 8, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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