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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

DARIN WAYNE GRIFFIN, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIV 09-01418 PHX PGR MEA

vs. ) 

) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

JOSEPH ARPAIO, ) FOR DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

) 

 Defendant. ) 

__________________________)

TO THE HONORABLE PAUL G. ROSENBLATT:

Plaintiff filed his complaint on July 6, 2009. On

August 11, 2009, Plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma

pauperis and the Court ordered Plaintiff to complete and return

a service packet for Defendant to the Court by August 31, 2009.

That order warned Plaintiff that his failure to timely comply

with the provisions of the order would result in the dismissal

of the complaint. 

Plaintiff was warned that his failure to acquire a

waiver of service from Defendant or to complete service of

process on Defendant within 120 days of the date the complaint

was filed, by November 3, 2009, would result in the dismissal of

the complaint pursuant to Rule 4(m), Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, and Rule 16.2(b)(2)(B), of the United States District

Court for the District of Arizona Local Rules of Civil

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Procedure. The civil docket in this matter indicates that

Plaintiff has failed to return service packets to the Court, or

acquire a waiver of service from Defendant or to complete

service of process on Defendant.

On November 4, 2009, the Court allowed Plaintiff until

November 20, 2009, to show cause why this case should not be

dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s

order of August 11, 2009, and Plaintiff’s failure to effect

service of process on Defendant as required by the Court’s order

and Rule 4, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff has

failed to show cause for his failure to abide by the Court’s

orders and to effect service of process on Defendant. There is

no indication in the civil docket in this matter that Plaintiff

did not receive the Order to Show Cause.

THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED that this case be

dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to serve the Defendant in this

matter and for Plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Court’s

order of August 11, 2009.

DATED this 23rd day of November, 2009.

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