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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

STEVEN DEXTER BROOKS,

Plaintiff, No. 2:08-cv-2512 FCD KJN P

vs.

T. FELKER, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in

this action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On June 24, 2009, the court ordered the United States Marshal (“Marshal”) to

serve process upon defendant Felker in this case. The Marshal was directed to attempt to secure

a waiver of service before attempting personal service on defendant Felker. If a waiver of service

was not returned within sixty days, the Marshal was directed to effect personal service on

defendant Felker in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c), without prepayment of costs, and to file the return of service

with evidence of any attempt to secure a waiver of service and evidence of all costs subsequently

incurred in effecting personal service. 

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On December 8, 2009, the Marshal filed a return of service with a USM-285 form

showing total charges of $103.62 for effecting personal service on defendant Felker. The form

shows that a waiver of service form was mailed to defendant Felker on July 31, 2009, and that no

response was received. 

Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in pertinent part: 

An individual, corporation, or association that is subject to service

under subdivision (e), (f), or (h) and that receives notice of an

action in the manner provided in this paragraph has a duty to avoid

unnecessary costs of serving the summons . . . .

If a defendant located within the United States fails to comply with

a request for waiver made by a plaintiff located within the United

States, the court shall impose the costs subsequently incurred in

effecting service on the defendant unless good cause for the failure

be shown.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

The court finds that defendant T. Felker was given the opportunity required by

Rule 4(d)(2) to waive service and failed to comply with the request. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Within fourteen days from the date of this order defendant Felker shall pay to

the Marshal the sum of $103.62, unless within that time he files a written statement showing

good cause for his failure to waive service. The court will not grant an extension of this

fourteen-day period absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the U.S.

Marshal.

DATED: February 12, 2010

 /s/ Kendall J. Newman 

 KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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