Opinion
Civil Action No. 07-cv-02218-LTB-CBS.
February 12, 2008
ORDER GRANTING SERVICE BY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
This civil action comes before the court for service of the Second Amended Prisoner Complaint (doc. # 11). Pursuant to the Order of Reference dated February 11, 2008 (doc. # 16), this case was referred to the Magistrate Judge to, inter alia, '[h]ear and determine pretrial matters, . . ." On November 6, 2007, the court granted Plaintiff Garcia leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ( See doc. # 2). It is now
ORDERED that, if appropriate, the Clerk of the Court shall attempt to obtain a waiver of service from the Defendants. If the Clerk is unable to do so, the United States Marshal shall serve a copy of the Complaint and summons upon the Defendants. If appropriate, the Marshal shall first attempt to obtain a waiver of service of these documents pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(d). All costs of service shall be advanced by the United States. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that after service of process on them, Defendants shall respond to the Second Amended Prisoner Complaint (doc. # 11) as provided in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.