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Parties Involved:
CIGNA Group Insurance
Defendant
Kirkland Swafford
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIRKLAND SWAFFORD,

Plaintiff,

v.

CIGNA Group Insurance,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 1:14-cv-00213-DAD-MJS (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE BY THE

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 

WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF COSTS

The Court previously found service of the complaint appropriate. Accordingly, 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c), it is HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. For each defendant to be served, the Clerk of the Court is directed to forward 

the following documents to the United States Marshals Service:

(1) One completed and issued summons;

(2) One completed USM−285 form;

(3) One copy of the complaint filed on February 18, 2014, plus an extra 

copy for the Marshals Service;

(4) One copy of this order, plus an extra copy for the Marshals Service; and

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2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the Marshals Service is directed to 

notify the following defendant of the commencement of this action and to 

request a waiver of service in accordance with the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 

4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c):

CIGNA Group Insurance

3. The Marshals Service shall file returned waivers of service as well as any 

requests for waivers of service that are returned as undelivered as soon as 

they are received.

4. If a waiver of service is not returned by a defendant within sixty days of the 

date of mailing the request for waiver, the Marshals Service shall:

a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order upon the 

defendant pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 

and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c).

b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the Marshals 

Service shall file the return of service for the defendant, along with 

evidence of any attempts to secure a waiver of service of process 

and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service on said 

defendant. Said costs shall be enumerated on the USM−285 form 

and shall include the costs incurred by the Marshals Service for 

photocopying additional copies of the summons and complaint and 

for preparing new USM−285 forms, if required. Costs of service will 

be taxed against the personally served defendant in accordance with 

the provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

5. If defendant waives service, they are required to return the signed 

waivers to the Marshals Service. The filing of an answer or a responsive 

motion does not relieve defendant of this requirement, and the failure to 

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return the signed waivers may subject defendant to an order to pay the 

costs of service pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 14, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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