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Parties Involved:
Thornell Brown
Plaintiff
Norman Karlow
Defendant

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 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this Order, the Court recommended that 1

Plaintiff’s conspiracy and equal protection claims be dismissed for failure to state a claim.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THORNELL BROWN,

Plaintiff,

v.

NORMAN KARLOW, 

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:07-cv-01348-AWI-GSA PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE, AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

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Plaintiff Thornell Brown (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed this action on

September 17, 2007. The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and

found that it states a cognizable claim against Defendant Karlow under section 1983 for retaliation,

in violation of the First Amendment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 1

(2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendant:

NORMAN KARLOW

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

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complaint filed September 17, 2007.

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;

b. One completed USM-285 form; and 

c. Two (2) copies of the endorsed complaint filed September 17, 2007. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on the 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: September 25, 2008 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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