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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN BAGENT,

Plaintiff,

v.

RICHARD PIERCE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:06-cv-01842-LJO-SMS PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF AMENDED

COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE, AND

FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO

PLAINTIFF FOR COMPLETION AND

RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 9)

Plaintiff JohnBagent (“plaintiff”) is a civil detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on December 20,

2006. The court has reviewed plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), and finds that service of the amended complaint on defendants Mimms, Johnson,

and Transcor America, LLC is appropriate. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197,

2200 (2007); Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1965 (2007); Swierkiewicz v. Sorema

N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15 (2002); Jones v. Blanas, 393 F.3d 918, 932-33 (9th Cir. 2004).

Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants:

MARGARET MIMMS, SHERIFF

LT. GARY JOHNSON

TRANSCOR AMERICA, LLC

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff three (3) USM-285 forms, three (3)

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

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copy of the amended complaint filed May 15, 2007.

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. Four (4) copies of the endorsed amended complaint filed May 15, 2007. 

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

initiation of service 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: February 29, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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