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Parties Involved:
Guadalupe Arredondo
Plaintiff
Galen
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GUADALUPE ARREDONDO,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. GALEN,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:07-cv-00666-LJO-SMS PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Guadalupe Arredondo (“plaintiff”) is pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on March 30, 2007. The court

screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that it states a cognizable

claim for relief under section 1983 against defendant Galen for acting with deliberate indifference

to plaintiff’s mental health needs, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a);

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 defendant:

DR. GALEN, PSYCHIATRIST

2. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiff one (1) USM-285 form, one (1) summons,

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

complaint filed March 30, 2007.

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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. Completed summons;

b. Completed USM-285 form; and 

c. Two (2) copies of the endorsed complaint filed March 30, 2007. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on defendant 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 a recommendation that this action

be dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 19, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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