Christopher Lipsey, Jr. v. Depovic et al

Filing 36

ORDER DENYING Plaintiff's 22 Motion Requesting Service signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 05/22/2020. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER LIPSEY, JR,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 1:18-cv-00767-NONE-JDP
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
REQUESTING SERVICE

v.
ECF No. 22
DR. DEPOVIC, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought

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under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff moves to have certain claims served in this case that were

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dismissed at screening. See ECF No. 22. Plaintiff’s motion recites some of the procedural

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history of the case and states that he “now request[s that] the court issue him the service forms

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immediately.” ECF No. 22. In prisoner cases like this one, service is only appropriate for claims

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that have survived screening. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. Plaintiff provides no basis for service of

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claims that have been dismissed, and the court finds none. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1)(B).

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Plaintiff’s motion requesting service, ECF No. 22, is denied.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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May 22, 2020
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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No. 204.

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