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Parties Involved:
PHH Mortgage Corporation
Defendant
Western Progressive LLC
Defendant
Kelly G. Wilkinson
Plaintiff
Kenneth G. Wilkinson
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENNETH G. WILKINSON and KELLY 

G. WILKINSON, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION and 

WESTERN PROGRESSIVE LLC., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:24-cv-01416 TLN AC PS 

ORDER 

 Plaintiffs are proceeding in this action pro se, and the action was accordingly referred to 

the undersigned for pretrial proceedings by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 302(c)(21). Plaintiffs 

previously requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) 

and submitted the required affidavits, and the requests were granted. ECF No. 9. Plaintiffs’ 

initial complaint was rejected with leave to amend pursuant to the IFP screening process 

discussed below. Id. Now before the court is plaintiffs’ amended complaint. ECF No. 10. 

I. SCREENING 

 The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally 

“frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seeks 

monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). The 

court finds that, for screening purposes only, plaintiffs’ claims are sufficiently cognizable. 

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II. CONCLUSION 

 For the reasons stated above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Service of the First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 10) is appropriate for the following 

defendants: 

o PHH Mortgage Corporation 

o Western Progressive LLC 

 2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue forthwith, and the U.S. Marshal is directed 

to serve within ninety days of the date of this order, all process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 4, without prepayment of costs. 

 3. The Clerk of the Court shall send plaintiffs the above: one USM-285, one summons, a 

copy of the complaint, and an appropriate form for consent to trial by a magistrate judge. 

 4. Plaintiffs are directed to supply the U.S. Marshal, within 15 days from the date this 

order is filed, all information needed by the Marshal to effect service of process, and shall 

promptly file a statement with the court that said documents have been submitted to the United 

States Marshal. The court anticipates that, to effect service, the U.S. Marshal will require, for 

each defendant in ¶ 2, above, at least: 

 a. One completed summons; 

 b. One completed USM-285 form; 

 c. One copy of the endorsed filed complaint, with an extra copy for the U.S. 

Marshal; 

 d. One copy of the instant order; and 

 e. An appropriate form for consent to trial by a magistrate judge. 

 5. In the event the U.S. Marshal is unable, for any reason whatsoever, to effect service on 

any defendant within 90 days from the date of this order, the Marshal is directed to report that 

fact, and the reasons for it, to the undersigned. 

 6. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the U.S. Marshal, 

501 “I” Street, Sacramento, Ca., 95814, Tel. No. (916) 930-2030. 

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 7. Failure to comply with this order may result in a recommendation that this action be 

dismissed. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 21, 2024 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENNETH G. WILKINSON and KELLY 

G. WILKINSON, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION and 

WESTERN PROGRESSIVE LLC., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:24-cv-01416 TLN AC (PS) 

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION 

 Plaintiffs have submitted the following documents to the U.S. Marshal, in compliance 

with the court’s order filed _____________________: 

 ____ completed summons form 

 ____ completed USM-285 form 

 ____ copy of the complaint 

 ____ completed form to consent or decline to consent to magistrate judge jurisdiction 

____________________________________ ____________________________________ 

Date Plaintiffs’ Signature 

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