Mack v. Ona et al

Filing 102

ORDER DIRECTING USM to serve process w/in 10 days on dft Salvatore A. Latteri signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 1/15/09. The clerk is directed to fwd to the USM instructions for service, summons, copies of the cmplt and this order. (cc: USM) (Yin, K)

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 vs. MARSHA ONA, et al., Defendants. / Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court has authorized service of this action on defendant Latteri. However, process of service direct to the defendant was returned unexecuted. Plaintiff was required to obtain additional information to effect service on this defendant. Plaintiff has now obtained that information and returned the necessary documents for the United States Marshal to attempt service. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward the instructions for service of ANTHONY E. MACK, Plaintiff, ORDER No. CIV S-05-2134-MCE-CMK-P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

process, the completed summons form(s), copies of the complaint, and a copy of this order to the United States Marshal; 2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the United States Marshal is

directed to notify defendant Latteri of the commencement of this action and to request a waiver 1

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of service of summons in accordance with the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c); 3. The United States Marshal is directed to retain the sealed summons and a

copy of the complaint in their file for future use; 4. The United States Marshal shall file returned waivers of service of

summons, as well as any requests for waivers that are returned as undelivered, as soon as they are received; 5. If a waiver of service of summons is not returned by the defendant within

sixty days from the date of mailing the request for waiver, the United States Marshal shall: a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order upon the

defendant pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c), shall command all necessary assistance from the California Department of Corrections to execute this order, and shall maintain the confidentiality of all information provided by the California Department of Corrections pursuant to this order; b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the

United States Marshal shall file the return of service for the defendant, along with evidence of any attempts to secure a waiver of service of summons and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service on said defendant; c. Costs incurred in effecting service shall be enumerated on

the USM-285 form and shall include the costs incurred by the Marshal's office for photocopying additional copies of the summons and amended complaint and for preparing new USM-285 forms, if required; and d. Costs of service will be taxed against the personally served

defendant in accordance with the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil 2

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Procedure 4(d)(2); 6. Defendant(s) shall reply to the complaint within the time provided by the

applicable provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a); 7. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions to dismiss, motions for summary

judgment, motions concerning discovery, motions pursuant to Rules 7, 11, 12, 15, 41, 55, 56, 59 and 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and motions shall be briefed pursuant to Local Rule 78-230(m), and failure to oppose such a motion timely may be deemed a waiver of opposition to the motion; opposition to all other motions need be filed only as directed by the court; 8. If plaintiff is released from prison at any time during the pendency of this

case, any party may request application of other provisions of Local Rule 78-230 in lieu of Local Rule 78-230(m), which will continue to govern all motions described in no. 7, above, in the absence of a court order granting such a request; 9. Each party shall keep the court informed of a current address at all times

while the action is pending, and any change of address must be reported promptly to the court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled "Notice of Change of Address," which also must be properly served on all other parties; and 10. The failure of any party to comply with this or any other court order, the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or the local rules of this court may result in the imposition of appropriate sanctions, including dismissal of the action or entry of default.

DATED: January 15, 2009 ______________________________________ CRAIG M. KELLISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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