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Parties Involved:
Dr. Akanno
Defendant
Tristan D. Allan
Plaintiff

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRISTAN D. ALLAN,

Plaintiff,

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DR. AKANNO, 

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1:12-cv-01103-BAM (PC)

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF 

COMPLAINT APPROPRIATE, AND 

FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS 

TO PLAINTIFF FOR COMPLETION AND 

RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

(ECF No. 1)

Plaintiff Tristan D. Allan (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court screened Plaintiff’s 

complaint, filed on July 9, 2012, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 1915A, and found that it states an 

Eighth Amendment claim against Defendant Akanno for deliberate indifference to his medical 

needs. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009); 

Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007). Accordingly, it is HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

1. Service shall be initiated on the following defendants:

DR. AKANNO

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff one (1) USM-285 forms, one (1) 

summons, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a copy of the 

complaint filed July 9, 2012;

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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. One completed summons for each defendant listed above;

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and 

c. Two (2) copies of the endorsed complaint filed July 9, 2012.

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 defendant 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: October 8, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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