Alvarez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY C. BUCKLEY, JR., Case No.: 1:22-cv-01514-CDB Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS DEFENDANT MACABITAS

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE

G. ALVAREZ, et al., 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Defendants. Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

Plaintiff Rodney C. Buckley, Jr., is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. I. BACKGROUND On August 13, 2025, the Court issued its Order Finding Service Appropriate. (Doc. 27.) Specifically, it ordered the United States Marshal (USM) to serve Defendants Alipaz, Alvarez, Connor, Hickerson, and Macabitas. (Id. at 1-2.) Thereafter, on September 17, 2025, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) filed its notice of intent to waive service as to Defendants Alipaz, Alvarez, Connor, and Hickerson. (Doc. 29 [sealed].)1 That same date, CDCR filed a notice of 26 …