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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

ALLEN L. CHILDERS,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-1388 LKK DAD P

vs.

R.N. TJALIS,

Defendant. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this action. In findings and

recommendations filed August 18, 2006, the undersigned has recommended that this action be

dismissed due to plaintiff’s failure to comply with the court’s order requiring him to submit

documents for service of process by the United States Marshal. Plaintiff has filed a document

titled “Plaintiff’s Response to the Magistrate’s Show Cause Order Regarding Service of

Summons and Complaint, and ‘Objections to Findings and Recommendations.’”

In his objections, plaintiff “moves this Court for an order resolving the issue of

service of summons and complaint that was required to be served on the Defendants [sic]

pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4 and local rules of this Court.” Plaintiff

complains of “adversed [sic] effect obstructing Plaintiff to follow the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, Rule 4 and Local Rules of this Court.” Plaintiff asks the court to “grant an order for

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the marshal to serve the Defendant with [sic] payment for service at cost of Plaintiff to prevent

further protraction of this matter, or as an alternative order the Clerk of the Court to cause the

Defendant to be served by mail in the interest of judicial economy.” In an attached declaration

that is virtually incomprehensible, plaintiff states that he “attempted service by mail” but has no

proof that the defendant was served because “the person being served in this matter are [sic]

Correctional Officers and the Prison Officials are the persons who cause inmates mail to be

mailed.” He concludes that “prison officials obviously prevented legal mail from reaching the

Court.” Plaintiff does not state plainly what documents he attempted to serve on the defendant

by mail or what documents, if any, he attempted to submit to the court.

By order signed July 3, 2006, the undersigned granted plaintiff leave to proceed in

forma pauperis and found that plaintiff’s June 23, 2006 complaint appears to state a cognizable

claim for relief against defendant Tjalis. Plaintiff’s copy of the July 3, 2006 order was sent to

him with one endorsed copy of his complaint, one USM-285 form, one summons, and one Notice

of Submission of Documents form. Plaintiff was ordered to proceed as follows:

5. Within thirty days from the date of this order, plaintiff shall

complete and sign the attached Notice of Submission of

Documents and submit all of the following documents to the

court at the same time in the same envelope:

a. The completed, signed Notice of Submission of Documents;

b. One completed summons;

c. One completed USM-285 form; and 

d. Two true and exact copies of the endorsed complaint filed June 22,

2006.

6. Plaintiff shall not attempt service of the complaint and

summons on the defendant or request a waiver of service of

summons. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the

court will direct the United States Marshal to serve the

defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without

payment of costs.

(Order filed July 5, 2006, at 2-3 (emphasis added).) Plaintiff did not submit the required

documents to the court within thirty days. Nor did he submit the required documents with the

objections filed on September 7, 2006, or at any time after that date.

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Plaintiff was expressly ordered not to attempt service of the complaint and

summons on the defendant, and he was advised that the court will order the United States

Marshal to serve the defendant after plaintiff provides the completed Notice of Submission of

Documents form, two copies of the endorsed complaint, one completed USM-285 form, and one

completed summons.

Plaintiff will be granted thirty days to submit to the court all of the documents

required by the July 3, 2006 order. If plaintiff fails to submit the required documents, the

findings and recommendations filed on August 18, 2006, will be forwarded to the district judge

for consideration.

IT IS ORDERED that within thirty days from the date of this order plaintiff shall

submit all of the following documents to the court simultaneously: the completed, signed Notice

of Submission of Documents, one completed summons, one completed USM-285 form, and two

true and exact copies of the endorsed complaint filed June 22, 2006. If plaintiff fails to provide

the required documents, the findings and recommendations filed August 18, 2006, will be

submitted to the district judge.

DATED: November 27, 2006.

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