Sykes v. Athannasious et al

Filing 61

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 4/09/14 ordering Mr. Kevin W. Reager, Deputy Attorney General, is requested to inform the court, within 7 days after the filing date of this order, whether the California Attorney General's Office will waive service of process for defendant Dr. Bick, and, if so, to file such waiver. Should the Attorney General's Office waive service of process for Dr. Bick, defense counsel shall, within 30 days thereafter, file and serve a pleadin g responsive to the operative complaint. The clerk of of court shall, in addition to serving this order via the court's Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system, mail the following documents to Mr. Kevin W. Reager: 1) a copy of thi s order; 2) a Waiver of service of summons, customized for defendant Dr. Bick; and 3) a copy of the endorsed complaint filed 10/15/12 1 . The clerk of court shall mail these documents to: Mr Kevin W. Reager, Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, 1300 I Street, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MILTON SYKES,

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No. 2:12-cv-2570 TLN KJN P

Plaintiff,
v.
ATHANNASIOUS, et al.,

ORDER

Defendants.

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On March 24, 2014, this court directed Mr. Wilfred T. Fong, the Deputy Attorney General

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previously assigned to accept service of process on behalf of defendants in this action, to inform

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the court whether the California Attorney General’s Office will waive service of process for

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defendant Dr. Bick, and, if so, to file such waiver. (See ECF No. 57 at 2.) On the same date,

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Deputy Attorney General Kevin W. Reager filed a Notice of Change of Designation of Counsel

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for Service. (ECF No. 58.)

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Mr. Kevin W. Reager, Deputy Attorney General, is requested to inform the court,

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within seven (7) days after the filing date of this order, whether the California Attorney General’s

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Office will waive service of process for defendant Dr. Bick, and, if so, to file such waiver.

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2. Should the Attorney General’s Office waive service of process for Dr. Bick, defense
counsel shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, file and serve a pleading responsive to the
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operative complaint.
3. The Clerk of Court shall, in addition to serving this order via the court’s Case

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Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) system, mail the following documents to Mr.

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Kevin W. Reager: (1) a copy of this order; (2) a Waiver of Service of Summons, customized for

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defendant Dr. Bick; and (3) a copy of the endorsed complaint filed October 15, 2012 (ECF No.

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1). The Clerk of Court shall mail these documents to:

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Mr. Kevin W. Reager
Deputy Attorney General
California Department of Justice
1300 I Street
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

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SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 9, 2014

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/sykes.2570.newAG.re.Bick.

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