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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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ORDER * 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

PAUL ANTHONY RUPE,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. CATE, Secretary of

Corrections, et. al., 

Defendants.

NO. CV-08-2454-EFS (PC)

ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO

SUBMIT DOCUMENTS

Before the Court is pro se state prisoner Plaintiff Paul Anthony

Rupe’s First Amended Complaint, alleging various constitutional and

statutory violations arising from suppression of his Druid beliefs. (Ct.

Rec. 51.) Under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Court

is required to screen prisoner complaints seeking relief against a

governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity.

28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). Claims that are legally frivolous or malicious,

claims that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and

claims that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such

relief are properly dismissed. Id. §§ 1915A(b)(1), (2) & 1915(e)(2). 

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ORDER * 2

After review, the Court finds the complaint states plausible First

and Fourteenth Amendment claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as

plausible claims under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized

Persons Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-1 et. seq., and orders Plaintiff

to prepare and return service documents so that the U.S. Marshals may

serve the complaint on all heretofore-unserved named Defendants. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Service is appropriate for all heretofore-unserved named

Defendants (J. Burkard, H. Lackner, B. Rathjen, M. Bennett, L.B. Reaves,

M. Allen, R. Nakanoto, B.M. Cash, C. Fortson, J. Sebok, A. Omeira, Bowen,

K. Bradford, M. Beuchter, and L. Rushing).

2. The Clerk of Court shall immediately send Plaintiff a USM-285

form for each Defendant to be served, as well as a summons, instruction

sheet, and a copy of the complaint (Ct. Rec. 51). 

3. Within forty-five (45) days from the date of this Order,

Plaintiff shall complete the attached Notice of Submission of Documents

and submit the following documents to the Court:

a. The completed Notice of Submission of Documents;

b. One completed summons;

c. One completed USM-285 form for each Defendant listed in

paragraph 1 above; and 

d. Fifteen (15) copies of the First Amended Complaint (Ct.

Rec. 51). 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on Defendants and need not

request waiver of service. After receiving the above-described

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ORDER * 3

documents, the Court will issue a separate Order requiring the U.S.

Marshals to serve each Defendant listed in paragraph 1.

5. The Court cautions Plaintiff that failing to submit the abovedescribed documents within forty-five (45) days will be construed as

permission to dismiss this lawsuit under Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 41.

IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is directed to enter

this Order and provide a copy to Plaintiff and the U.S. Marshals Service.

DATED this 25th day of March 2010.

 s/Edward F. Shea 

EDWARD F. SHEA

United States District Judge

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ORDER * 4

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

PAUL ANTHONY RUPE,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. CATE, Secretary of

Corrections, et. al., 

Defendants.

NO. CV-08-2454-EFS (PC)

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF

DOCUMENTS

Plaintiff hereby submits the following documents in compliance

with the Court's Order filed :

 completed summons form;

 completed USM-285 forms; and

 copies of the complaint (Ct. Rec. 1).

DATED: ___________ 

 

Plaintiff

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