Elder v. Swarthout

Filing 28

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 09/13/17 ORDERING the Clerk of the Court is directed send plaintiff one USM-285 form with instruction sheet and copy of the amended complaint filed April 20, 2017. Within thirty days, plaintiff shall submit to the court the USM-285 form, with required additional information outlined in the August 8, 2017 order, required to effect service.(Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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COREY JEROME ELDER,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:14-cv-0892 DB P

ORDER

E. E. SANDY,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

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U.S.C. § 1983.
By an order filed August 8, 2017, this court ordered plaintiff to complete and return to the

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court, within sixty days, the USM-285 form required to effect service on the defendant. On

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September 11, 2017, plaintiff submitted the USM-285 form filled out to effect service on Gary

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Swarthout, who was terminated from this case on June 9, 2017, rather than E. E. Sandy.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Clerk of the Court is directed send plaintiff one USM-285 form with instruction

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sheet and copy of the amended complaint filed April 20, 2017; and

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2. Within thirty days, plaintiff shall submit to the court the USM-285 form, with required

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additional information outlined in the August 8, 2017 order, required to effect service. Failure to

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return the copies within the specified time period will result in a recommendation that this action

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be dismissed.

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DATED: September 13, 2017

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/s/ DEBORAH BARNES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DLB:9
DLB1/prisoner-civil rights/elde0892.8f

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