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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE PIZARRO,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAUL M. SCHULTZ, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:06-cv-01499-SMS-PC

ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT

ADDITIONAL COPIES REQUIRED FOR

SERVICE OF PROCESS, WITHIN THIRTY

DAYS

 

ORDER FOR CLERK TO SEND NOTICE

FORM AND COPY OF COMPLAINT TO

PLAINTIFF

Plaintiff Jose Pizarro (“plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal

Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Plaintiff filed this action on October 25, 2006. (Doc. 1.)

On November 8, 2006, Plaintiff consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (Doc. 4.) No other party

has appeared in this action. On October 2, 2009, this case was reassigned to the undersigned for all

further proceedings, including trial and entry of judgment. (Doc. 14.) 

On November 10, 2009, the court issued an order finding service of the complaint

appropriate and forwarding service documents to plaintiff for completion and return. (Doc. 17.) In

the order, plaintiff was directed to fill out the forms and return them to the court with seventeen (17)

copies of the complaint filed October 25, 2006. On December 15, 2009, plaintiff returned the

service documents to the court . (Doc. 18.) However, plaintiff failed to send any copies of the

complaint. Before service of the complaint can proceed, plaintiff must send the required copies of

the complaint to the court. Plaintiff shall be granted thirty days in which to send seventeen (17)

copies of the complaint to the court.

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If plaintiff is able to identify the Doe Defendants by name and wishes them to be served,

plaintiff must file written notice to the court of their names, and a request for the court to substitute

the defendants’ names. Before the Doe Defendants can be served, they must be identified on the

court’s record. Plaintiff must also complete and return two USM-285 forms for these defendants

before they can be served.1

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court shall send to plaintiff:

(1) One copy of the complaint filed October 25, 2006 (Doc. 1.), and

(2) A Notice of Submission of Documents form;

2. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall complete the

Notice of Submission of Documents form and submit the completed Notice to the

court with seventeen (17) copies of the endorsed complaint filed October 25, 2006;

3. If plaintiff is able to identify the Doe Defendants by name and wishes them to be

served, plaintiff must file written notice with the court of their names, a request for

the court to substitute the defendants’ names, and two completed USM-285 forms for

these defendants;

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendants and need not request waiver of

service. Upon receipt of the above-described Notice and seventeen (17) copies, the

court will direct the United States Marshal to serve the defendants pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs; and

5. Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will result in the dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The court notes that plaintiff returned summonses (but no USM-285 forms) for two defendants who were

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not named in the complaint, Mr. Wade and Mr. McAllister. In the event that these are the names of the two Doe

Defendants in this action, plaintiff must file written notice and a request for substitution of the names, as instructed

above, before these defendants can be served. In addition, plaintiff must complete and return the two USM-285

forms for these defendants before they can be served.

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