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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHILLIP SANDERS, ) 

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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OFFICER C. ARANAS, et al., ) 

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Defendants. )

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1:06-cv-1574-AWI-SMS 

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE (Doc. 9)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO SEND

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

SUBMIT SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO THE

COURT 

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO

FORWARD ANY SERVICE DOCUMENTS

SUBMITTED TO THE MARSHAL FOR

SERVICE OF PROCESS

ORDER DIRECTING THE MARSHAL TO

SERVE DEFENDANT UPON MARSHAL’S

RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS

Plaintiff is proceeding in forma paupaeris pro se with an

action for damages and other relief concerning alleged civil

rights violations. The matter has been referred to the Magistrate

Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rules 72-302 and

72-304.

I. Discharing the Order to Show Cause

On November 6, 2006, Plaintiff filed a complaint naming

Police Officer C. Aranas as a defendant. On January 4, 2007, the

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Court directed the clerk to send to Plaintiff service documents

and instructed Plaintiff to complete them and to submit them to

the Court with a notice of submission of documents no later than

thirty days after service of the order. The clerk served the

order and documents on Plaintiff on January 4, 2007. When service

documents were not returned to the Court, the Court issued an

order to show cause, which was served by mail on Plaintiff on

February 9, 2007. On February 27, 2007, Plaintiff filed what was

entitled as a motion to show cause for failure to serve, but

which is reasonably interpreted as a response to the order to

show cause.

In the response, Plaintiff stated that he never received the

documents from the clerk and would be grateful for an order to

resubmit the documents for service. 

The Court does not understand how Plaintiff failed to

receive the service documents, which were sent to Plaintiff at

the address on the docket. However, the Court finds that by some

event beyond the control of the Court and the parties, Plaintiff

failed to receive the service documents.

Accordingly, the order to show cause which issued on

February 9, 2007, IS DISCHARGED.

II. Service 

The Court will again order that the clerk, Plaintiff, and

the Marshal comply with specific directions in order to

effectuate service of the complaint in this action.

A. Directions to the Marshal

Accordingly, when appropriate service documents are

submitted to the Court and forwarded to the Marshal, the United

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States Marshal SHALL SERVE the complaint and associated

documents.

B. Directions to the Clerk and to Plaintiff 

Service IS appropriate for the following defendant: Fresno

Police Officer C. Aranas.

Accordingly, 

1) The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff one USM-285

form, one summons, an instruction sheet, a notice of submission

of documents, and one copy of the complaint filed in this Court. 

2) Within thirty days from the date of service 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. Two copies of the endorsed complaint filed in

this Court. 

Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendants and need 

not request waiver of service. 

Upon receipt of the documents described above, the Clerk of

the Court SHALL FORWARD them to the United States Marshal to

serve the above-named defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs.

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Plaintiff’s failure to comply with this order will

result in a recommendation to dismiss this action for

failure to obey this Court’s order. Local Rule 11-110.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 3/16/2007 

 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

SANDRA M. SNYDER

U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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