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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 12:635 Breach of Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES KENT O’BRIEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14-cv-001590-AWI-SAB

ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE BY THE 

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 

WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF COSTS

The Court previously found service of the complaint appropriate. Accordingly, pursuant 

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c), it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. For each defendant to be served, the Clerk of the Court is directed to forward the 

following documents to the United States Marshals Service (USM):

(1) One completed and issued summons;

(2) One completed USM-285 form;

(3) One copy of the complaint filed on , plus an extra copy for the USM; and

(4) One copy of this order, plus an extra copy for the USM.

2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the USM is directed to notify the 

following defendants of the commencement of this action and to request a waiver of service in 

accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c):

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

3. The USM shall file returned waivers of service as well as any requests for waivers 

of service that are returned as undelivered as soon as they are received. 

4. If a waiver of service is not returned by a defendant within sixty days of the date of 

mailing the request for waiver, the USM shall:

a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order upon the defendant 

pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c), and command 

all necessary assistance from the institution to execute this order. The USM shall maintain the 

confidentiality of all information provided by the institution pursuant to this order. 

b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the USM shall file the 

return of service for the defendant, along with evidence of any attempts to secure a waiver of 

service of process and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service on said defendant. 

Said costs shall be enumerated on the USM-285 form and shall include the costs incurred by the 

USM for photocopying additional copies of the summons and complaint and for preparing new 

USM-285 forms, if required. Costs of service will be taxed against the personally served 

defendant in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

5. If defendants waive service, they are required to return the signed waivers to the 

USM. The filing of an answer or a responsive motion does not relieve defendants of this 

requirement, and the failure to return the signed waivers may subject defendants to an order to 

pay the costs of service pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 5, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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