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Parties Involved:
Jamal Easterling
Plaintiff
Erwin
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMAL EASTERLING,

Plaintiff, 

 v.

K. ERWIN,

Defendant.

/

No. C 16-0468 WHA (PR) 

SECOND ORDER OF SERVICE;

INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK

Plaintiff, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (“SVSP”), filed this civil rights case

under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against Dr. K. Erwin for providing inadequate medical care. The case

was assigned to Magistrate Judge Spero who found the claims, when liberally construed,

cognizable and ordered the complaint served upon Dr. Erwin. The United States Marshal could

not serve him, however, because state officials indicated that Dr. Erwin was not located there. 

On August 4, 2016, Judge Spero directed plaintiff to provide Dr. Erwin’s correct address so he

can be served, or face dismissal under Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Plaintiff has filed a motion for an extension of time to complete service in which he has

provided a new address for service of Dr. Erwin. Plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED. The Marshal

will be directed to attempt service of Dr. Erwin at the new address. Per the order of August 4,

2016, if Dr. K. Erwin is not located at the new address provided by Plaintiff, the case will be

dismissed without prejudice under Rule 4(m). 

For the reasons set out above, it is hereby ordered as follows:

1. The clerk shall issue summons and the United States Marshal shall serve, without

prepayment of fees, a copy of the complaint with all attachments thereto, and a copy of this

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order upon defendant Dr. K. Erwin at the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation, 1515 S. Street, Sacramento, California, 95814. A copy of this order shall also be

mailed to the California Attorney General’s Office. 

2. Defendant shall file an answer in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure.

3. In order to expedite the resolution of this case:

a. No later than 91 days from the date this order is filed, defendant shall file a

motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion. If defendant is of the opinion that

this case cannot be resolved by summary judgment, he shall so inform the court prior to the date

the summary judgment motion is due. All papers filed with the court shall be promptly served

on the plaintiff.

b. Plaintiff's opposition to the dispositive motion, if any, shall be filed with the

court and served upon defendant no later than 28 days from the date of service of the motion. 

Plaintiff must read the attached page headed “NOTICE -- WARNING,” which is provided to

him pursuant to Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 953-954 (9th Cir. 1998) (en banc), and

Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409, 411-12 (9th Cir. 1988).

c. Defendant shall file a reply brief no later than 14 days after the date of

service of the opposition.

d. The motion shall be deemed submitted as of the date the reply brief is due. 

No hearing will be held on the motion unless the court so orders at a later date. 

e. Along with his motion, defendant shall proof that they served plaintiff the

Rand warning at the same time they served him with their motion. Failure to do so will result in

the summary dismissal of their motion. 

4. All communications by the plaintiff with the court must be served on defendant, or

defendant’s counsel once counsel has been designated, by mailing a true copy of the document

to defendant or defendant’s counsel.

5. Discovery may be taken in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

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No further court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2) or Local Rule 16-1 is

required before the parties may conduct discovery.

6. It is the plaintiff's responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the court

informed of any change of address and must comply with the court's orders in a timely fashion. 

Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 18 , 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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NOTICE -- WARNING (SUMMARY JUDGMENT)

If defendants move for summary judgment, they are seeking to have your case

dismissed. A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure will, if granted, end your case.

Rule 56 tells you what you must do in order to oppose a motion for summary judgment.

Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no genuine issue of material

fact--that is, if there is no real dispute about any fact that would affect the result of your case,

the party who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which

will end your case. When a party you are suing makes a motion for summary judgment that is

properly supported by declarations (or other sworn testimony), you cannot simply rely on what

your complaint says. Instead, you must set out specific facts in declarations, depositions,

answers to interrogatories, or authenticated documents, as provided in [current Rule 56(c)], that

contradict the facts shown in the defendant's declarations and documents and show that there is

a genuine issue of material fact for trial. If you do not submit your own evidence in opposition,

summary judgment, if appropriate, may be entered against you. If summary judgment is

granted, your case will be dismissed and there will be no trial.

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