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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 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DANNY ATTERBURY, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-1365 LKK DAD P

vs.

LAURIE VAN DIVER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff has filed a document in which he asserts that this court directed the

United States Marshal to serve a summons and complaint on the defendant within ten days. 

Plaintiff asks the court to remind the Marshal to serve the summons and complaint as soon as

possible.

Plaintiff is in error. The court’s July 29, 2005 order directs the Marshal to notify

the defendant, within ten days, of the commencement of this action and to request a waiver of

service of summons in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d). Pursuant to Rule

4, a request for waiver “shall allow the defendant a reasonable time to return the waiver, which

shall be at least 30 days from the date on which the request is sent.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2)(F). 

The order provides that the Marshal shall file a signed waiver or a waiver request returned

undelivered as soon as received. If a waiver request is not returned by the defendant within sixty

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days from the date of mailing the request, the United States Marshal is then, and only then,

required to attempt personal service.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s September 12, 2005 ex

parte request for an order is denied.

DATED: September 16, 2005.

DAD:13

atte1365.reqden

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