Ransom v. Aguirre et al

Filing 36

ORDER DIRECTING Served Defedants to File Responsive Pleading Within Thirty Days, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 5/17/2013. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRYAN E. RANSOM,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
RODOLFO AGUIRRE, et al.,

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Defendants.

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1:12cv01343 AWI DLB PC
ORDER DIRECTING SERVED
DEFENDANTS TO FILE
RESPONSIVE PLEADING
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS

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Plaintiff Bryan E. Ransom (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights

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action. Plaintiff originally filed his action in the Kings County Superior Court on June 26, 2012.

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Defendants paid the filing fee and removed the action on August 16, 2012.1

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On April 3, 2013, the Court issued Findings and Recommendations regarding dismissal
of certain claims and Defendants. The Findings and Recommendations also found cognizable
claims against the remaining Defendants. The Findings and Recommendations were adopted on
May 8, 2013.

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Pursuant to Court order dated June 9, 2010, Plaintiff was deemed to be a prisoner with three strikes or more and
therefore unable to proceed in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). However, Defendants paid the filing fee upon
removal and Plaintiff’s status is not relevant to this action.
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On April 3, 2013, Plaintiff was ordered to serve the Defendants who had not already

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appeared within 120 days. Service for these Defendants (Martines, Watkins, Hieng, Lovelady,

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Hubbard, Hugh, Weaver, Macias, Lopez and Gibson) is pending.

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In the April 3, 2013, order, the Court indicated that the Defendants who had been served
would be instructed to answer by separate order.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Defendants Vogel, Perez, Marsical, Cortez, Vellejo,

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Singh, Aguirre, Wooden, Alanis, Messick, Ulit, Moon, Kernan, Clark and Wang to FILE A
RESPONSIVE PLEADING within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

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/s/ Dennis

May 17, 2013

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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