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Parties Involved:
Forrest Kendrid
Plaintiff
J. Tapia
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FORREST KENDRID, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

J. TAPIA, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:19-cv-1945 AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights case filed pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed October 30, 2019, this court determined that service of the 

complaint was appropriate for sole defendant J. Tapia. and directed the United States Marshal to 

serve process on defendant. On March 12, 2020, defendant Tapia, also proceeding pro se, filed a 

waiver of service. ECF No. 12. 

 Defendant is directed to file and serve an answer to the complaint within forty-five (45) 

days after the filing date of this order. Thereafter the undersigned will determine whether this 

case is appropriate for referral to this court’s Post-Screening ADR (Alternative Dispute 

Resolution) Project. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Defendant shall, within forty-five (45) days after the filing date of this order, file and 

serve an answer to the complaint; and 

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 2. Plaintiff’s motion to compel defendant’s response to the complaint, ECF No. 14, is 

denied as unnecessary. 

DATED: April 9, 2020 

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