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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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 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this order, the court recommended the

dismissal without prejudice of all other claims and defendants for failure to state a claim. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAGI MUKATIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

R. HESSELTINE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-00324-AWI-SMS-P

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN

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Plaintiff Sagi Mukatin (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on March 8, 2005.

The court has screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that it states

cognizable claims for relief under section 1983 against defendants Clark, Del Vecchio, and Torres

for use of excessive force, and against defendants Hesseltine, Harris, Redding, Corley, Deathradge,

and Fisher for interfering with plaintiff’s incoming legal mail and for denial of access to the courts.1

Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15 (2002); Austin v. Terhune,

367 F.3d 1167, 1171 (9th Cir. 2004); Jackson v. Carey, 353 F.3d 750, 754 (9th Cir. 2003); Galbraith

v. County of Santa Clara, 307 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, it is HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

C/O DON CLARK

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C/O G. DEL VECCHIO

MTA JOHN TORRES

C/O HESSELTINE

LT. T. HARRIS

C/O R. REDDING

CORLEY

C/O B. DEATHRADGE

LT. R. FISHER

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff nine (9) USM-285 forms, nine (9)

summonses, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a

copy of the complaint filed March 8, 2005.

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. Ten (10) copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 8, 2005. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on 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: December 13, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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