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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM STANSBURY,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01042-SMS PC

ORDER AUTHORIZING SERVICE OF

AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND

FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS 

TO PLAINTIFF FOR COMPLETION AND

RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 9)

Plaintiff Kareem Stansbury, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed

this civil action on June 15, 2009, pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal

Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), which provides a remedy for violation of civil rights by

federal actors. The Court screened Plaintiff’s amended complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A,

and found that it states a claim against Defendants Torres and Campos for retaliation, in violation

of the First Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009); Bell 1

Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1964-65 (2007). Accordingly, it is

HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Service shall be initiated on the following defendants:

C/O P. TORRES

C/O CAMPOS

In a separate order, Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment and Fifth Amendment due process claims were

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dismissed, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim.

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2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff two (2) USM-285 forms, two (2)

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

copy of the amended complaint filed December 28, 2009.

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. Three (3) copies of the endorsed amended complaint filed December 28,

2009. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on the 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 dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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