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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID VELASQUEZ, Civil No. 07cv1130-LAB (CAB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

COMPEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

[Doc. No. 46]

v.

A. BARRIOS; C. GRAY; C. ROBERTSON; M.

LEVIN; F. PASCUA; R. TORREZ;

GONZALES; FLINT, S. THOMAS; C. HALL;

N. GRANNIS; L.E. SCRIBNER,

Defendants.

Plaintiff David Velasquez (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 16, 2007, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint against defendants

F. Pascua, R. Torrez, Gonzales, Flint, S. Thomas, C. Hall, N.Grannis, L.E. Scribner, A. Barrios, C. Gray,

C. Robertson, and M. Levin. [Doc. No. 9.] The First Amended Complaint was successfully served on all

defendants except Flint and Gonzales. [See Doc. Nos. 12, 13, 16, 17, 31, 32.] On December 28, 2007,

Defendants F. Pascua, R. Torrez, S. Thomas, C. Hall, N. Grannis, L.E. Scribner, A. Barrios, C. Gray, C.

Robertson, and M. Levin (“Defendants”) filed a motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint. [Doc.

No. 32.] 

On January 22, 2008, Plaintiff filed a motion to amend the summons on the First Amended

Complaint to reflect the first initials of the unserved defendants, in order to then be able to obtain service

as to those defendants. [Doc. No. 37.] Plaintiff also filed a letter (deemed a motion) requesting an

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extension of time to file his opposition to the Defendants’ motion to dismiss. [Doc No. 35.] On January

28, 2008, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motions. [Doc. No. 40.] In doing so, the Court ordered as

follows:

1. DIRECTS the Clerk to amend the Summons on the First Amended Complaint

as follows: Change “Flint” to “F.B. Flint or Frank B. Flint” and “Gonzales” to “J.

Gonzalez or Juan Gonzalez”;

2. DIRECTS the Clerk to provide Plaintiff with an additional “IFP Package”

consisting of: (1) two certified copies of this Order; (2) two certified copies of the Court’s

order of August 28, 2007, granting IFP [Doc. No. 4]; (3) four of the amended Summons

on the First Amended Complaint (see No. 1 above); (4) four certified copies of the First

Amended Complaint [Doc. No. 9]; and (5) two blank USM Forms 285s for purposes of

re-attempting service as to Defendants F.B. Flint/Frank B. Flint and J. Gonzalez/Juan

Gonzalez;

3. ORDERS Plaintiff to complete, as accurately and clearly as possible, the new

USM Marshal Form 285s provided to him with regard to defendants F.B. Flint/Frank B.

Flint and J. Gonzalez/Juan Gonzalez, and return them, along with a certified copy of this

order, a certified copy of the Court’s order of August 28, 2007 [Doc. No. 4], three of the

amended Summons on the First Amended Complaint and three certified copies of the

First Amended Complaint (one for each defendant, one for the U.S. Marshal’s Service

files) to the U.S. Marshal no later than February 15, 2008.

4. FURTHER ORDERS that pursuant to FED.R.CIV.P. 4(c)(2), (m) and 28

U.S.C. § 1915(d), the U.S. Marshall shall, within 10 days of receiving Plaintiff’s updated

USM Form 285s, effect service of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint and amended

summons on the First Amended Complaint upon Defendants F.B. Flint/Frank B. Flint and

J. Gonzalez/Juan Gonzalez as directed by Plaintiff. All costs of service shall be advanced

by the United States pursuant to the Court’s order of August 28, 2007, granting Plaintiff

leave to proceed IFP and directing service pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(d) and

FED.R.CIV.P. 4(c)(2) [Doc. No. 4].

5. FURTHER ORDERS that the Defendants’ motion to dismiss [Doc. No. 32]

shall be continued to March 24, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., in Department E (no oral argument). 

Plaintiff’s opposition to the motion shall be filed no later than March 10, 2008. 

Defendants’ reply to Plaintiff’s opposition shall be filed no later than March 17, 2008.

[Doc. No. 40 at 4-5.]

The Amended Summons was issued on January 28, 2008. [Doc. No. 41.] Plaintiff was also sent

an additional IFP package. [Doc. No. 40.] Plaintiff has now filed a “motion to compel.” [Doc. No. 46.]

For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s motion to compel is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

In the motion to compel, Plaintiff claims that he continues to be unsuccessful in serving the two

remaining defendants (Gonzalez and Flint). [Doc. No. 46.] There is no indication on the docket,

however, that Plaintiff has tried to serve the amended summons (with the new Form 285s) on Gonzalez

and Flint. Plaintiff should fulfill his obligations under this Court’s previous order. Plaintiff shall have

until March 14, 2008, to fill out the new Form 285s with the amended summons and provide them

(along with the other documents specified) to the U.S. Marshall as set forth in this Court’s order of dated

January 25, 2008, Document No. 40, page 4, paragraph 3. If those Form 285s come back from the U.S.

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Marshall indicating a continued inability to serve Gonzalez and Flint, then Plaintiff may renew this

motion.

In the meantime, the motion to dismiss as to the defendants that have been served [Doc. No. 32]

will go forward as previously scheduled on March 24, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. (no oral argument). On

February 21, 2008, Plaintiff filed an opposition to that motion. [Doc. No. 48.] Once a reply is filed by

defendants (due on or before March 17, 2008), the motion to dismiss will be considered fully briefed and

will be taken under submission by the court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 29, 2008

CATHY ANN BENCIVENGO

United States Magistrate Judge

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