Opinion
No. CIV S-08-248 MCE KJM PS.
October 16, 2008
ORDER
The court was previously advised by the United States Marshal that service on defendant cannot be completed because plaintiff identified numerous addresses for defendant. Plaintiff has now identified the specific address at which defendant should be served.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward the instructions for service of process, the completed summons, copies of the complaint and copies of this order to the United States Marshal.
2. Within ten days from the date of this order, the United States Marshal is directed to notify defendant Flanery of the commencement of this action and to request a waiver of service in accordance with the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(d) and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c). For service purposes, the Marshal shall use the second address identified on the USM-285 form, i.e. 3740 Sudor Lane, Loomis, CA 95650.
3. The U.S. Marshal is directed to retain the sealed summons and a copy of the complaint in their file for future use.
4. The United States Marshal shall file returned waivers of service as well as any requests for waivers of service that are returned as undelivered as soon as they are received.
5. If a waiver of service is not returned by a defendant within forty-five days from the date of mailing the request for waiver, the United States Marshal shall:
a. Personally serve process and a copy of this order upon the defendant pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 566(c).
b. Within ten days after personal service is effected, the United States Marshal shall file the return of service for the defendant, along with evidence of any attempts to secure a waiver of service of process and of the costs subsequently incurred in effecting service on said defendant. Said costs shall be enumerated on the USM-285 form and shall include the costs incurred by the Marshal's office for photocopying additional copies of the summons and complaint and for preparing new USM-285 forms, if required. Costs of service will be taxed against the personally served defendant in accordance with the provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(d)(2).
6. Defendant shall reply to the complaint within the time provided by the applicable provisions of Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(a).
7. Each party shall keep the court apprised of a current address at all times while the action is pending. Any change of address must be reported promptly to the court in a separate document captioned for this case and entitled "Notice of Change of Address." A notice of change of address must be properly served on other parties. Pursuant to Local Rule 83-182(d), service of documents at the record address of a party is fully effective. Failure to apprise the court of a change of address may result in the imposition of sanctions, which may include dismissal of the action.
8. The failure of any party to comply with this order, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or the Local Rules of Court, may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but not limited to, dismissal of the action or entry of default.
9. In light of the court's order directing service by the Marshal, plaintiff's requests, filed July 7, July 18, and September 29, 2008 [docket nos. 21, 22, 23] are denied.