Gregorio Funtanilla v. Williams et al

Filing 24

ORDER instructing Plaintiff on service of process and requiring Plaintiff to serve Defendants within 120 Days signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 3/20/2012. (Case Management Deadline: 7/25/2012).(Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GREGORIO FUNTANILLA, JR.,

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Plaintiff,

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1:10-CV-01624-DLB PC
ORDER INSTRUCTING PLAINTIFF ON
SERVICE OF PROCESS, AND REQUIRING
PLAINTIFF TO SERVE DEFENDANTS
WITHIN ONE-HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS

v.
ROMAN W. WILLIAMS, et al.,

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Defendants.
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I.

Order Directing Plaintiff to Initiate Service of Process

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Plaintiff Gregorio Funtanilla, Jr., (“Plaintiff”) is a California state prisoner proceeding pro

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se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed his second amended complaint

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on December 7, 2011. The Court has screened Plaintiff’s second amended complaint pursuant to

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28 U.S.C. § 1915A and finds that Plaintiff’s complaint appears to state cognizable claims for relief

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against Defendants Roman W. Williams, Jesuit S. Manson, K. Turner, D. Ibarra, O. A. Ybarra, M.

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A. Baires, J. Lias, R. Gomez, Nola Grannis, Angela Romanello, Kelly Santoro, Derral G. Adams,

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and Ken Clark for violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and the Religious

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Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.

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Plaintiff paid the filing fee in full for initiating this action. Because Plaintiff is not

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proceeding in forma pauperis, it is Plaintiff’s responsibility to effect service of the summons and

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complaint on Defendants. The Clerk of the Court will be directed to issue thirteen summonses to

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Plaintiff for purposes of service of process. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.

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Plaintiff shall complete service of process in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
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a copy of this order on each Defendant together with a summons and a copy of the complaint. If

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Plaintiff seeks a preliminary injunction against Defendants, Plaintiff must also serve his motion for

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preliminary injunction with the summons on each Defendant.1 The following two sections contain

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instructions on how to serve Defendants.

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Waiver of Service

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Pursuant to Rule 4(d)(1), Plaintiff may (but is not required to) notify Defendants of the

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commencement of this action and request that they waive service of the summons. Fed. R. Civ. P.

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4(d)(1). If Plaintiff wishes to do this, he must mail each Defendant (1) the form entitled “Notice of

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Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service for Summons,” (2) the form entitled “Waiver of Service

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of Summons,” and (3) a copy of the second amended complaint. The documents must be addressed

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directly to each Defendant (not the Attorney General’s Office) and must be dispatched (mailed)

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through first-class mail. The Waiver of Service of Summons form must set forth the date on which

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the request is sent and must allow each Defendant at least thirty (30) days in which to return the

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waiver to Plaintiff. If Defendants sign and return the waiver forms to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must then

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file the forms with the Court. After filing the forms with the Court, Plaintiff need not take any

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further steps to serve Defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4).

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B.

Personal Service

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If either (1) Plaintiff does not wish to request Defendants to waive service or (2) one or more

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of the Defendants fail to return the Waiver of Service of Summons form to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must

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have personal service effected on Defendants. Each Defendant must be personally served with a

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summons and a copy of the complaint, along with a copy of this order. Plaintiff may not effect

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personal service himself. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c). Service may be effected by any person who is not a

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party to this action and who is at least eighteen years old. Id. The Court will provide Plaintiff with

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a copy of Rule 4 along with this order. Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e), which addresses how

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personal service may be effected.

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Plaintiff filed a motion for preliminary injunction on August 30, 2011. Doc. 19. The Court has not ruled
on the motion, as Plaintiff has yet to serve Defendants in this action.

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C.

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Conclusion

The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue and send Plaintiff thirteen (13)
summonses;

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The Clerk is further directed to send Plaintiff:
a)

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One (1) copy of the form entitled “Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver
of Service of Summons;”

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One (1) copy of the form entitled “Waiver of Service;”

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One (1) copy of the form entitled “Consent to Proceed Before United States

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Magistrate Judge” with instructions; and

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One (1) copy of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;

Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order and a copy of the form “Consent to Proceed

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Before United States Magistrate Judge” on Defendants at the time of service of the

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summons and complaint;

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twenty (120) days from the date of service of this order; and
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Plaintiff shall complete service of process on Defendants within one-hundred

Plaintiff’s failure to timely complete service of the complaint on Defendants may
result in dismissal of this action against them. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
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March 20, 2012

/s/ Dennis L. Beck
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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