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Parties Involved:
Cantu
Defendant
F. Martinez
Defendant
Northcuff
Defendant
Sanchez
Defendant
Allen Scribner
Defendant
Efrem Stutson
Plaintiff

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 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this Order, the Court recommended that 1

Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Scribner, Sanchez, and Landry be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon

which relief may be granted under section 1983.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EFREM STUTSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALLEN SCRIBNER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:07-cv-00912-AWI-GSA PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Efrem Stutson (“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 June

25, 2007. The Court has screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and found

that it states a cognizable claim for relief under section 1983 against Defendants Martinez, Northcuff,

and Cantu for use of excessive force, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a);

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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:

SGT. F. MARTINEZ

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C/O NORTHCUFF

C/O CANTU

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

copy of the complaint filed June 25, 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 complaint filed June 25, 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

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: April 2, 2008 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

60kij UNI 8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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