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Parties Involved:
Dorian Davis
Plaintiff
Wali At-Taqi Davis
Plaintiff
A. Hedgpeth
Defendant

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 In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this order, the court recommended that 1

claims two and three, which do not articulate any recognizable legal claims, be dismissed for failure to state a claim

upon which relief may be granted under section 1983.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DORIAN DAVIS aka

WALI AT-TAQI DAVIS,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HEDGPETH,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:07-cv-00696-OWW-SMS PC

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

APPROPRIATE AND FORWARDING

SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR

COMPLETION AND RETURN WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

(Doc. 1)

Plaintiff Dorian Davis aka Wali At-Taqi Davis (“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 May 9, 2007. The court has screened plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A

and finds that it states cognizable claims for relief under section 1983 against defendant Hedgpeth

for violation of the Eighth Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.1

Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506, 512-15 (2002); Austin v. Terhune,

367 F.3d 1167, 1171 (9th Cir. 2004); Jackson v. Carey, 353 F.3d 750, 754 (9th Cir. 2003); Galbraith

v. County of Santa Clara, 307 F.3d 1119, 1125-26 (9th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, it is HEREBY

ORDERED that:

1. Service is appropriate for the following defendant:

WARDEN A. HEDGPETH

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2. TheClerk oftheCourt 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

complaint filed May 9, 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. Completed summons;

b. One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and 

c. Two (2) copies of the endorsed complaint filed May 9, 2007. 

4. Plaintiff need not attempt service on 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: October 23, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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