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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KELVIN X. SINGLETON, 

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HEDGEPETH, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00095-AWI-GSA PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE,

AND FORWARDING SERVICE

DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 26)

Kelvin X. Singleton (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on

January 18, 2008. (Doc. 1.) On November 18, 2008, the Court screened Plaintiff’s Complaint

and issued an order requiring Plaintiff to amend the Complaint to comply with Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 18(a). (Doc. 12.) On December 9, 2008, Plaintiff filed the First Amended

Complaint. (Doc. 14.) On January 14, 2009, The Court screened the First Amended Complaint;

delineated the deficiencies with various of Plaintiff’s claims; found the majority of Plaintiff’s

claims cognizable; and ultimately ordered for Plaintiff to either file a second amended complaint,

or notify the Court of his willingness to proceed only on the claims found cognizable by the

Court. (Doc. 20.) On February 12, 2009, Plaintiff filed the Second Amended Complaint (Doc.

26) which the Court screened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that it states a cognizable

claim for relief under section 1983 against defendants CMO A. Youssef, CMO S. Lopez, Dr. J.

Akanno, Dr. S. Qamar, Dr. Vasquez, RN II M. Ali, and RN II M. Wright-Pearson for deliberate

indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 8(a); Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15 (2002); Austin v. Terhune,

367 F.3d 1167, 1171 (9th Cir. 2004); Jackson v. Carey, 353 F.3d 750, 754 (9th Cir. 2003);

Galbraith v. County of Santa Clara, 307 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2002). 

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following Defendants:

CMO A. YOUSSEF

CMO S. LOPEZ

DR. J. AKANNO

DR. S. QAMAR

DR. VASQUEZ

RN II M. ALI

RN II M. WRIGHT-PEARSON

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff seven (7) USM-285 forms, seven (7)

summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and

a copy of the Second Amended Complaint filed February 12, 2009. 

3. Within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall complete the

attached Notice of Submission of Documents and submit the completed Notice to

the court with the following documents:

a. Completed summons;

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and 

c. Eight (8) copies of the endorsed Second Amended Complaint filed

February 12, 2009. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on Defendants and need not request waiver of

service. Upon receipt of the above-described documents, the Court will direct the

United States Marshal to serve the above-named Defendants pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs. 

5. The failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this

action be dismissed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 8, 2009 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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