Miskam v. McAllistr et al

Filing 21

ORDER GRANTING USM'S 17 REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT signed by District Judge J. Michael Seabright on 01/04/10 ORDERING that dfts N. Grannis, K.J. Allen, and R. Pimentel to each reimburse the U.S. Marshal Service for $85.82, for a total of $257.46. (cc: USM). (Benson, A.)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FO R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA T R A V IS GEORGE MISKAM, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs . ) ) S . MCALLISTR, et al., ) ) D e fe n d a n t s . ) ) _______________________________ ) C IV IL NO. 2:08-02229 JMS O R D E R GRANTING UNITED S T A T E S MARSHALS SERVICE'S R E Q U E S T FOR REIMBURSEMENT

O R D E R GRANTING UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE'S R E Q U E S T FOR REIMBURSEMENT O n September 22, 2008, pro se Plaintiff Travis George Miskam (" P la intiff" ) filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 3 0 , 2009, the United States Marshals Service, Civil Division, Eastern District of C a lifo rnia ("U.S. Marshals Service") filed a request for an Order for Reimbursement (" R e que s t for Reimbursement") seeking reimbursement for fees pursuant to Federal R ule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(2). Rule 4(d)(2) requires that if a defendant located w ithin the United States fails, without good cause, to sign and return a service of p ro c e s s waiver, the court must impose on defendant "(A) the expenses later incurred in making service; and (B) the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, of any mo tio n required to collect those service expenses." The U.S. Marshals

S e rvic e indicates on the USM-285 form filed with the court that it was required p urs ua nt to Rule 4(d)(2) to personally serve Defendants N. Grannis, K.J. Allen, and R . Pimentel. The U.S. Marshals Service personally served these three defendants on N o ve mb e r 17, 2009. According to the USM-285 form, the U.S. Marshals Service inc urre d an expense of $85.82 for each defendant served for a total expense of $ 2 5 7 .4 6. Pursuant to Rule 4(d)(2), the court ORDERS Defendants N. Grannis, K .J . Allen, and R. Pimentel to each reimburse the U.S. Marshals Service for $85.82, fo r a total of $257.46. IT IS SO ORDERED. D A T E D : Honolulu, Hawaii, January 4, 2010.

/s/ J. Michael Seabright J. Michael Seabright U nite d States District Judge

Miskam v. McAllistr, Civ. No. 2:08-02229 JMS, Order Granting United States Marshals Service's Motion for Reimbursement

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