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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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Order Directing Plaintiff to Provide Court with More Information for Unserved Defendants

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABRIEL CONTRERAS,

Plaintiff,

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FERNANDO TUVERA, et al., 

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No. C 15-05510 EJD (PR)

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

PROVIDE COURT WITH MORE

INFORMATION FOR UNSERVED

DEFENDANTS

Plaintiff, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison

(“SVSP”) in Soledad, filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

against SVSP officials. On March 10, 2016, the Court issued an order of service upon

SVSP Defendants. (Docket No. 6.) On March 21, 2016, Litigation Coordinator G. Lopez

sent a letter to the Court indicating that Defendants Dr. Palmer and Nurse Patricia Adams

never worked at SVSP. (Docket No. 21.) Accordingly, these Defendants have not been

served.

Although a plaintiff who is incarcerated and proceeding in forma pauperis may

rely on service by the Marshal, such plaintiff “may not remain silent and do nothing to

effectuate such service”; rather, “[a]t a minimum, a plaintiff should request service upon

the appropriate defendant and attempt to remedy any apparent defects of which [he] has

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knowledge.” Rochon v. Dawson, 828 F.2d 1107, 1110 (5th Cir. 1987). Here, Plaintiff

has not provided sufficient information to allow the Marshal to locate and serve

Defendants Dr. Palmer and Nurse Patricia Adams and therefore Plaintiff must remedy the

situation or face dismissal of his claims against these defendants without prejudice. See

Walker v. Sumner, 14 F.3d 1415, 1421-22 (9th Cir. 1994) (holding prisoner failed to

show cause why prison official should not be dismissed under Rule 4(m) where prisoner

failed to show he had provided Marshal with sufficient information to effectuate service).

Accordingly, Plaintiff must file a notice providing the Court with accurate and

current addresses for Defendants Dr. Palmer and Nurse Patricia Adams such that the

Marshal is able to effect service. If Plaintiff fails to provide the Court with the

information requested within thirty (30) days of the date this order is filed, Plaintiff’s

claims against these Defendants will be dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Rule

4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: EDWARD J. DAVILA

 United States District Judge

4/4/2016

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