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Parties Involved:
Patrick T. Archer
Plaintiff
Gary Hoffman
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRICK T. ARCHER, No. CIV.S-06-0265 MCE DAD PS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS, 

DIRECTING CLERK TO SEND MATERIALS

GARY HOFFMAN, UNITED STATES FOR SERVICE, AND REQUIRING SERVICE

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, WESTERN BY UNITED STATES MARSHAL

AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION,

Defendant.

___________________________/

This proceeding was referred to the undersigned by Local

Rule 72-302(c)(21). Liberally construed, plaintiff’s pro se

complaint alleges a claim for negligence under the Federal Tort

Claims Act (“FTCA”) arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving

a truck operated by the Western Area Power Administration (“WAPA”),

an agency of the United States Department of Energy. The complaint

alleges that plaintiff’s vehicle was damaged from debris falling from

the government truck on the highway.

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Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis

under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has submitted the affidavit

required by § 1915(a) showing that plaintiff is unable to prepay fees

and costs or give security for them.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is

granted.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue process and

to send plaintiff an instruction sheet for United States Marshal

service of process, along with a USM-285 form and a summons form for

the defendant for which service is authorized, as well as a copy of

plaintiff’s endorsed filed complaint. 

3. Plaintiff shall follow the instructions, submitting the

completed materials for service and a copy of this order directing

service to the United States Marshal. Plaintiff shall submit the

necessary materials to the United States Marshall within thirty (30)

days of being served with this order. 

4. Within thirty (30) days of receiving the necessary

materials from plaintiff, the United States Marshal is directed to

serve process on defendant United States. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i);

see also Kennedy v. United States Postal Service, 145 F.3d 1077, 1078

(9th Cir. 1998)(“the United States is the only proper party defendant

in an FTCA action”). 

DATED: April 28, 2006.

DAD:th

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