Stanfield v. Callaway et al

Filing 14

ORDER finding Service of Complaint appropriate and forwarding Service Documents to Plaintiff for Completion and Return within Thirty Days re 1 Complaint, ( Service Documents Deadline: 5/11/2009.)(enclosed: complaint and service documents) signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Wunderlich on 4/6/09. (Gil-Garcia, A)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 / 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
In a Findings and Recommendations issued concurrently with this Order, the Court recommended that D e fe n d a n t Chand be dismissed.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

JAMES EDWARS STANFIELD, JR., Plaintiff, v. STEVEN CALLAWAY, et al., Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:07-cv-01786-OWW-WMW PC ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT A P P R O P R I A T E , AND FORWARDING SERVICE DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF FOR C OM P LETION AND RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS (Doc. 1)

Plaintiff is a former 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 December 10, 2007. The Court screened Plaintiff's complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, and found that it states cognizable claims against Defendant Woolfolk for retaliation in violation of the First Amendment and Defendants Woolfolk, Garcia, Callaway and Casimiro for deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs violation of the Eighth Amendment.1 Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Erickson v. Pardus, 127 S.Ct. 2197, 2200 (2007); Alvarez v. Hill, 518 F.3d 1152, 1157-58 (9th Cir. 2008). Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Service is appropriate for the following defendants: STEVEN CALLAWAY, LVN

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5. 4. 3. 2.

WOOLFOLK, LVN GARCIA, LVN CASIMIRO, LVN The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff four USM-285 forms, four summons, a Notice of Submission of Documents form, an instruction sheet and a copy of the complaint filed December 10, 2007. 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. b. c. Completed summons; One completed USM-285 form for each defendant listed above; and Five copies of the endorsed complaint filed December 10, 2007.

Plaintiff need not attempt service on Defendants 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 defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 without payment of costs. The failure to comply with this order will result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.

Dated: April 6, 2009 mmkd34

/s/ William M. Wunderlich UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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