Shepard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON LAWRENCE SHEPARD, Case No. 1:25-cv-00822-JLT-SAB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR ALTERNATIVE v. SERVICE ON DEFENDANT CELIA FRANCES PEDRAZA SHEPARD THE CITY OF FRESNO, et al., (ECF No. 24) Defendants. 15 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s application for alternative service of process under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e). In the application, Plaintiff argues that because diligent efforts to serve Defendant Celia Frances Pedraza Shepard (“Defendant Shepard”) have failed, service by posting, by serving Defendant’s mother, by mailing, and by email should be permitted. Having reviewed the application and the entire record in this case, the motion will be granted. I. BACKGROUND This is a Section 1983 case involving an alleged plan by Defendant Aime Veronica Perez Pedraza (“Pedraza”) and Defendant…