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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

ALAN HAMILTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

D. VIGLER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-00982-LJO-SMS PC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR SERVICE

(Doc. 13)

Plaintiff Alan Hamilton (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and California tort law. Defendant Vigler removed the action

from Kings County Superior Court to this court on July 27, 2006. 

On September 28, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion seeking service of the summons and

complaint on defendant Cota. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c)(2), the court may

appoint the United States Marshal to initiate service of process. However, the court will only do so

if it finds the complaint states a cognizable claim against the defendant. In this instance, in a

separate order issued concurrently with this order, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave

to amend for failure to state any claims for relief under federal law. Therefore, a request for service

of the summons and complaint on defendant Cota is premature. Plaintiff’s motion for service shall

be granted to the extent that if the court determines plaintiff’s amended complaint states a claim

against defendant Cota it will direct the Marshal to initiate service, but denied to the extent that

plaintiff seeks service of the complaint at this juncture.

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Based on the foregoing, plaintiff’s motion for service, filed September 28, 2006, is

GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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