Spears v. El Dorado County Courts et al
Filing
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 08/03/21 ORDERING that Defendants El Dorado County, the El Dorado County Public Guardian, Joan Barbie, and El Dorado County CPS shall file a response to Plaintiffs third amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this order.(Plummer, M)
Case 2:16-cv-02655-TLN-DMC Document 43 Filed 08/04/21 Page 1 of 2
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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BRIAN SPEARS,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 2:16-CV-2655-TLN-DMC-P
v.
ORDER
EL DORADO COUNTY C.P.S., et al.,
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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. Pending before the court is Plaintiff’s third amended complaint, ECF No. 39.
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The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief
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against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C.
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§ 1915A(a). The Court finds the third amended complaint appropriate for service on all named
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defendants. In this regard, the Court notes that Defendants El Dorado County, the El Dorado
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County Public Guardian, Joan Barbie, and El Dorado County CPS have been served with process
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and have appeared. Service of process directed to Defendant Gary Slossberg was returned on
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February 21, 2020, unexecuted. Those defendants who have been served shall file a response to
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the third amended complaint.
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Case 2:16-cv-02655-TLN-DMC Document 43 Filed 08/04/21 Page 2 of 2
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants El Dorado County, the
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El Dorado County Public Guardian, Joan Barbie, and El Dorado County CPS shall file a response
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to Plaintiff’s third amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this order.
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Dated: August 3, 2021
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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