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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1915', '§ 1983', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1983', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915']

ANTHONY RASHAD JOHNSON CDC #F-39513, PLAINTIFF,v.SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TROLLEY SYSTEMS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.
ORDER DIRECTING U.S. MARSHAL TO EFFECT SERVICE COMPLAINT OF SECOND AMENDED [Doc. No. 21] PURSUANT TO FED.R.CIV.P. 4(c)(2) AND 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d)
On June 5, 2006, Plaintiff, an inmate currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.*fn1 This Court granted Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("IFP") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) [Doc. No. 7], but sua sponte dismissed his Complaint for failing to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(b)(ii) & 1915A(b)(1). See September 26, 2006 Order at 6-7. However, the Court also granted Plaintiff leave to file an Amended Complaint in order to correct the deficiencies of pleading identified in the Court's Order. Id. After granting Plaintiff an extension of time to file his Amended pleading, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint on October 23, 2006 [Doc. No. 16]. The Court also sua sponte screened Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint and permitted him leave to file a Second Amended Complaint. Plaintiff filed his Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") on January 8, 2007 [Doc. No. 21].
I. Screening per 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(b)(ii) and 1915A(b)(1)
As stated in the Court's previous Orders, notwithstanding IFP status or the payment of any partial filing fees, the Court must subject each civil action commenced pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) to mandatory screening and order the sua sponte dismissal of any case it finds "frivolous, malicious, failing to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeking monetary relief from a defendant immune from such relief." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir. 2001) ("[T]he provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) are not limited to prisoners."); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (noting that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) "not only permits but requires" the court to sua sponte dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint that fails to state a claim).
Plaintiff was cautioned that any Defendants not named and all claims not re-alleged in the Amended Complaint would be deemed to have been waived. See Nov. 29, 2006 Order at 5 (citing King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987). In his Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff has not re-alleged any claims against the City of San Diego. Thus, this Defendant is no longer part of this action. Moreover, it is not clear from the face of Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint whether the San Diego Metropolitan Trolley Systems is a "state actor" for purposes of § 1983 liability. Thus, this question is one that can only be resolved by further briefing from the parties.
Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint survives the sua sponte screening required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A(b). Thus, Plaintiff is entitled to U.S. Marshal service on his behalf. Lopez, 203 F.3d at 1126-27; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) ("The officers of the court shall issue and serve all process, and perform all duties in [IFP] cases."); FED.R.CIV.P. 4(c)(2) (providing that "service be effected by a United States marshal, deputy United States marshal, or other officer specially appointed by the court ... when the plaintiff is authorized to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.").
1. The Clerk shall issue a summons for Defendants, provide Plaintiff with a certified copy of both this Order and his Second Amended Complaint [Doc. No. 21], and forward them to Plaintiff along with a blank U.S. Marshal Form 285 for each of these Defendants. Plaintiff shall complete the Form 285s and forward them to the United States Marshal within a reasonable amount of time such that the U.S. Marshal can timely serve the Defendants within the 120 days provided by FED.R.CIV.P. 4(m). The U.S. Marshal shall, after receiving Plaintiff's completed Form 285s, serve a copy of the Second Amended Complaint, its Exhibits and summons upon Defendants as directed by Plaintiff on each U.S. Marshal Form 285. All costs of service shall be advanced by the United States. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d); FED.R.CIV.P. 4(c)(2).
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