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Parties Involved:
N. Bradley
Defendant
Tremane Darnell Carthen
Plaintiff
Lodge
Defendant
G. Perez
Defendant
P. Scott
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The Court previously found service of the first amended complaint appropriate for the 

following defendants: P. Scott, G. Perez, N. Bradley, and Lodge. (ECF No. 39). On December 28, 

2021, Plaintiff returned the completed service documents. (ECF No. 40).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of Court is directed to forward the following documents to the United States 

Marshal:

a) One completed and issued original summons for each defendant to be served, as well as

one for the civil-process clerk at the United States Attorney’s Office and one for the 

Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C.; 

b) One completed USM−285 form for each defendant to be served, as well as one for the 

civil-process clerk at the United States Attorney’s Office and one for the Attorney 

General of the United States at Washington, D.C.;

TREMANE DARNELL CARTHEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

P. SCOTT, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00227-DAD-EPG (PC)

ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE BY THE

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF COSTS

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c) One copy of the First Amended Complaint lodged on October 7, 2021, for each 

defendant to be served, as well as one copy for service upon the civil-process clerk at 

the United States Attorney’s Office, one copy for service upon the Attorney General of 

the United States at Washington D.C., and one copy for the United States Marshal;

d) One copy of this order for each defendant to be served, as well as one copy for service 

upon the civil-process clerk at the United States Attorney’s Office, one copy for service 

upon the Attorney General, and one copy for the United States Marshal; 

2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the United States Marshal is directed to notify 

the following defendants 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):

a) P. Scott;

b) G. Perez; 

c) N. Bradley; and 

d) Lodge.

3. The United States Marshal 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 United States Marshal 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) and shall command all 

necessary assistance from the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to execute this 

order. The United States Marshal shall maintain the confidentiality of all information 

provided by the BOP pursuant to this order.

b) Within ten days after personal service is effected, 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 United States Marshal’s office for photocopying additional copies of the 

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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 defendants waive 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 defendants of this 

requirement, and the failure to return the signed waivers may subject defendants to an order to pay the 

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

6. In the event that defendants either waive service or are personally served, defendants are 

required to reply to the complaint. 42 U.S.C § 1997e(g)(2).

7. Additionally, the United States Marshal is directed to serve a copy of the summons, the 

complaint, and this order upon:

a) The civil-process clerk at the United States Attorney’s Office, via registered or certified 

mail (Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(A)(ii)); and

b) The Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C., via registered or 

certified mail (Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1)(B)).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 29, 2021 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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