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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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 Although defendant Oliver has apparently not yet responded, there has as yet been no 1

filing of an unexecuted request for waiver of service as to this individual.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER KYLE PRATER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-1993 FCD GGH P

vs.

MTA OLIVER, et al., ORDER 

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. By order

filed June 27, 2007, service of process of plaintiff’s amended complaint, filed on December 1,

2006, was directed upon defendants MTA Oliver; Dr. B. Lee; Kim Stocker; Dr. P. Sahota. On

August 21, 2007, defendants Lee, Sahota and Stocker filed an answer to the amended complaint.

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Before the answer was filed, plaintiff prematurely filed a document he entitled a

“joint motion for summary judgment,” predicated primarily on the mistaken premise that

defendants had failed to respond timely to his amended complaint, a defective motion which he

also failed to serve upon defendants. Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(B), if there has been a

timely waiver of the summons by request under Rule 4(d), a defendant has 60 days to file an

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answer. Although the waivers of service of process have not yet been filed in the case docket,

the answer was filed within the 60-day requisite time period. Plaintiff’s defective motion for

summary judgment will be vacated. Defendants will be directed to inform the court within ten

days whether defendant Oliver has received a request for waiver of service of the summons and

has waived service of process, and, if so, to file an answer, or a motion for joinder on that

defendant’s behalf in the August 21, 2007, answer. 

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s defective and inapposite “joint motion for summary judgment,” filed

on July 31, 2007, is vacated;

2. Within ten days, defendants’ counsel must inform the court as to whether

defendant Oliver has received a request for waiver of service and has waived service of process,

and, if so, must file an answer or a motion for joinder in the August 21, 2007 answer on that

defendant’s behalf.

DATED: 9/25/07 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:009

prat1993.vac

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