Martin v. Woodford et al

Filing 27

ORDER Requiring Plaintiff to Furnish Further Information for Initiation of Service of Process signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 04/13/2009. Information for Initiation of Service of Process due by 5/18/2009.(Flores, E)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 CLAUDELL EARL MARTIN, 10 11 v. Plaintiff, CASE NO. 1:08-cv-00415-LJO DLB PC ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FURNISH FURTHER INFORMATION FOR INITIATION OF SERVICE OF PROCESS (Docs. 21, 23)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

12 JEANNE S. WOODFORD, et al., 13 14 / 15 16 Defendants.

Plaintiff Claudell Earl Martin ("Plaintiff") is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma

17 pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is proceeding on 18 Plaintiff's complaint, filed on March 21, 2008. (Doc. 1.) On February 3, 2009, the Court issued an 19 order directing the United States Marshal to initiate service of process on eight defendants. (Doc. 20 17.) The Marshal was unable to locate and serve Defendants R. Fisher and McGuiness and on April 21 2, 2009, the Marshal returned the USM-285 form to the Court. (Doc. 21, 23.) 22 Within thirty days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall provide the Court with

23 further information to assist the Marshal in serving defendants. From Plaintiff's complaint, it 24 appears that defendant R. Fisher served as facility captain at Kern Valley State Prison on February 25 5, 2007 and that defendant McGuinness served as a doctor at Kern Valley State Prison on August 26 5, 2005. If Plaintiff can remember other details that might assist the Court and the Marshall, 27 Plaintiff shall so inform the Court. 28 // 1

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Accordingly, based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that within thirty (30) days

2 from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall provide the Court with any and all information 3 he has that might help the Marshal identify and serve defendants R. Fisher and McGuinness. 4 5 d274kd 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:

April 13, 2009

/s/ Dennis L. Beck UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE