Williams v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation et al

Filing 30

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 06/14/12 ordering the clerk of the court shall prepare USM-285 forms for defendants B. Holmes, Cantu and Mendoza. The court will also make additional copies of the complaint for service. If pla intiff objects to the court's preparation of the USM forms ordered above, or if plaintiff is aware of a service address for defendants B. Holmes, Cantu and Mendoza other than at CSPS, plaintiff shall within 14 days of the filing date of this ord er, advise the court in writing. If plaintiff so responds, the clerk shall provide the plaintiff with additional USM forms for plaintiff to complete, and to return to the court within 14 days after receipt of the new USM forms. The clerk of the court shall update plaintiff's address to John Wesley Williams, Salinas Valley State Prison, P.O. Box 1050, Soledad, CA 93960.(Plummer, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

No. CIV S-09-0784 GGH P

vs.

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CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF
CORRECTIONS and
REHABILITATION, et al.

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Defendants.

ORDER
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this action under 42 U.S.C.

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§ 1983. On February 8, 2012, this court directed plaintiff to submit his service documents,

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comprised of: (1) one summons; (2) fourteen USM forms; and (3) fifteen copies of the

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complaint. On May 7, 2012, this court granted plaintiff’s motion for an extension of time to

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submit his service documents.

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On May 10, 2012, the court received from the plaintiff an incomplete set of

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documents, along with an envelope from the United States Postal Service which reads that the

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plaintiff’s envelope was damaged in transit to the court. Specifically, the court received only

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eleven of the USM forms, and eleven copies of the complaint. Missing from the received

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documents were USM service forms for defendants Holmes, Cantu, and Mendoza.
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Because the United States Postal Service has advised the court that the Postal

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Service damaged the plaintiff’s envelope, it is impossible for the court to determine if plaintiff

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submitted an incomplete set of documents, or if plaintiff submitted a complete set which was

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somehow truncated when the envelope was damaged. In the interest of moving the case forward,

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the court will prepare the additional USM forms for defendants Holmes, Cantu, and Mendoza,

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using the information in plaintiff’s complaint to determine these defendants’ employment address

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for service.

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A review of the plaintiff’s complaint reflects that defendants Holmes, Cantu, and

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Mendoza were Correctional Officers or Lieutenants at California State Prison - Sacramento

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(“CSPS”). The court will accordingly prepare USM forms for each of these defendants to be

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served at CSPS.1

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If plaintiff objects to the court’s preparation of the USM forms, or if plaintiff is

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aware of a better address for service for these defendants, plaintiff shall so notify the court within

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14 days of the filing date of this order. Plaintiff is advised that, if he does object, or if he notifies

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the court that he is aware of a better service address, the court will provide plaintiff with

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additional USM forms so that plaintiff may prepare the USM forms.

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In addition, a review of the plaintiff’s submitted USM forms reveals that his

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address has changed to: Salinas Valley State Prison, P.O. Box 1050, Soledad, California, 93960.

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The Clerk shall be directed to update the plaintiff’s address of record to the Salinas Valley State

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Prison address.

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

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1. The Clerk of the Court shall prepare USM-285 forms for the following

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defendants: B. Holmes, Cantu, and Mendoza.

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The court will also make additional copies of the complaint for service.
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2. If plaintiff objects to the court’s preparation of the USM forms ordered above,

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or if plaintiff is aware of a service address for defendants B. Homes, Cantu, and Mendoza, other

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than at CSPS, plaintiff shall, within 14 days of the filing date of this order, advise the court in

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writing. If plaintiff so responds, the Clerk shall provide the plaintiff with additional USM forms

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for plaintiff to complete, and to return to the court within 14 days after receipt of the new USM

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forms.

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3. The Clerk shall update plaintiff’s address to: John Wesley Williams, Salinas

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Valley State Prison, P.O. Box 1050, Soledad, California 93960.

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DATED: June 14, 2012

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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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