Adams v. People of the State of California

Filing 30

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 6/5/2019 ORDERING plaintiff shall promptly seek additional information sufficient to effect service on any unserved defendants and notify the court once such information is ascertained. (Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CURTIS EARNEST ADAMS,

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No. 2:16-CV-0569-TLN-DMC-P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

JOHN R. SONGS, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

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42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 19, 2019, the court ordered the United States Marshal to serve

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the complaint on defendants. Process directed to defendant H. Given and John R. Songs was

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returned unexecuted because there is no record of H. Given or John R. Songs. Plaintiff must

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provide additional information to serve this defendant. Plaintiff shall promptly seek such

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information through discovery, the California Public Records Act, Cal. Gov't. Code § 6250, et

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seq., or other means available to plaintiff. If access to the required information is denied or

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unreasonably delayed, plaintiff may seek judicial intervention. Once additional information

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sufficient to effect service is obtained, plaintiff shall notify the court whereupon plaintiff will be

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forwarded the forms necessary for service by the U.S. Marshal. Plaintiff is cautioned that failure

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to effect service may result in the dismissal of unserved defendants. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall promptly seek

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additional information sufficient to effect service on any unserved defendants and notify the court

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once such information is ascertained.

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Dated: June 5, 2019
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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