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Parties Involved:
A. K. Scribner
Defendant
Thurman Spencer
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THURMAN SPENCER, 

 

Plaintiff,

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A. K. SCRIBNER,

Defendant.

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1:06-CV-00291-AWI-WMW-P 

 

ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE

BY THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL

WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF COSTS

Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The court previously

ordered plaintiff to provide information for service of process on form USM-285, sufficient copies of

the complaint for service, and a notice of compliance. Plaintiff has filed the required papers.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

Marshal:

(1) One completed and issued summons for each defendant to be served;

(2) One completed USM-285 form for each defendant to be served;

(3) One copy of the complaint filed on December 15, 2005, for each defendant to be

served, plus an extra copy for the Marshal; and

(4) One copy of this order for each defendant to be served, plus an extra copy for the

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Marshal.

(5) One copy of the court’s consent form for each defendant to be served.

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. K. SCRIBNER

3. The U.S. Marshal is directed to retain the summons and a copy of the complaint in their file

for future use.

4. 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. 

5. 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 California Department of Corrections (CDC) to execute this order.

The United States Marshal shall maintain the confidentiality of all information provided by the

CDC pursuant to this order. 

b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the United States Marshal 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 Marshal's office 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).

6. In the event that defendants make an appearance in this action by filing an answer, dispositive

motion, or other pleading, the U.S. Marshals Service need not personally serve those defendants.

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7. In the events that defendants either waive service or are personally served, defendants are

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 2, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

j14hj0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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