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Parties Involved:
Martha Johnson
Defendant
Kern County Housing Authority
Defendant
Sophia Lopez
Plaintiff
Renee Richardson
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SOPHIA LOPEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

MARTHA JOHNSON and RENEE

RICHARDSON,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:09-cv-02174-LJO-JLT

ORDER TO UNITED STATES MARSHAL

FOR SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis in this action. This Court ordered plaintiff to

provide information for service of process on Form U.S.M.-285, sufficient copies of the

complaint for service and a notice of compliance. Plaintiff has filed the required papers. 

Therefore, good cause appearing, this Court:

1. DIRECTS this Court’s clerk to forward to the U.S. Marshal:

a. One completed and issued summons for each defendant to be served;

b. One completed Form U.S.M.-285 for each defendant to be served;

c. One copy of the complaint filed on June 15, 2010, for the defendant to be

served, plus an extra copy for the U.S. Marshal;

d. One copy of this order for each defendant to be served, plus an extra copy

for the U.S. Marshal; and

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e. One copy of the Court’s consent form for each defendant to be served.

2. DIRECTS the U.S. Marshal, within 10 days from this order’s date, to notify each

defendant, Renee Richardson and the Kern County Housing Authority of the

commencement of this action and to request a waiver of service in accordance

with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c).

3. DIRECTS the U.S. Marshal to file returned waivers of service and a copy of the 

complaint in its file for future use.

4. DIRECTS the U.S. Marshal that, if a waiver of service is not returned by a

defendant within 60 days of the date of mailing the request for waiver, to

personally serve process and a copy of this order on defendants pursuant to

Federal Rule Civil Procedure 4 and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c);

5. DIRECTS the U.S. Marshal, within 10 days after personal service is

accomplished, to file the return of service for each defendant along with evidence

of attempts to secure waiver of service of process and costs subsequently incurred

to effect service of each defendant. Such costs shall be enumerated on the Form

U.S.M.-285 and shall include the costs incurred by the U.S. Marshal to make

additional photocopies of the summons and complaint and to prepare new Forms

U.S.M.-285, if needed. Costs of service will taxed against the defendant(s),

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(2).

6. DIRECTS the U.S. Marshal not to serve a defendant if that defendant first appears

in this action by filing an answer, dispositive motion or other pleading. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2010 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

9j7khi UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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