Jones v. Coakley

418 F.2d 1238 Robert A. JONES, Appellant, v. J. F. COAKLEY, District Attorney; Jerry G. Murphy, Deputy District Attorney; Chris C. Gasparich, Deputy Public Defender in and for the County of Alameda, of the State of California, et al., Appellees. No. 23240. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Nov. 19, 1969. Robert A. Jones, in pro. per. John H. Sears, of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, Cal., for appellees. Before HAMLEY, DUNIWAY and TRASK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 In this civil rights action, plaintiff Robert A. Jones initially named, as defendants, J. F. Coakley, District Attorney, Jerry G. Murphy, Deputy District Attorney, and Chris G. Gasparich, Deputy Public Defender. On motion of Coakley, who was the only defendant originally served with process, the complaint was dismissed as to him on November 8, 1966, under Rule 12(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2 Jones filed an amended complaint naming the three original defendants and three additional defendants. It was not until after the filing of the amended complaint that service of summons was made upon defendant Gasparich. Service of summons has never been made on the remaining four defendants.…