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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

VALENTINE E. UNDERWOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. KNOWLES, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00986-GSA PC

ORDER AUTHORIZING SERVICE OF

COMPLAINT ON COGNIZABLE

RETALIATION AND EXCESSIVE FORCE

CLAIMS, AND FORWARDING SERVICE

DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Valentine E. Underwood, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on July 17, 2008. The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and found that it states cognizable claims against Defendants

Northcutt and Martin for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment; and against Defendants

Northcutt, Martin, Caviness, Lantz, Trujillo, Truitt, and Fambrough for use of excessive physical

force in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937,

1949 (2009); Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1964-65 (2007).

All other claims were found to be non-cognizable and were dismissed from this action, along with

all named defendants except those listed above.

 Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service of the complaint is authorized and shall be initiated on the following

defendants:

C/O M. NORTHCUTT

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C/O S. MARTIN

C/O D. CAVINESS

SGT. S. LANTZ

C/O A. TRUJILLO

C/O P. TRUITT

C/O J. FAMBROUGH

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 complaint filed July 17, 2008.

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 complaint filed July 17, 2008. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on the 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.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 21, 2009 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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