Lukenbill

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JON HUMES, No. 2:17-cv-2609 MCE KJN P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 LUKENBILL, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a former jail inmate, now state prisoner, proceeding pro se. The undersigned 18 recommended that this action be dismissed based on plaintiff’s failure to complete and return the 19 USM-285 forms necessary to effect service on defendant Lukenbill. Plaintiff filed objections. 20 Good cause appearing, the findings and recommendations are vacated. 21 As discussed below, plaintiff is ordered to show cause why defendant Lukenbill should 22 not be dismissed for lack of service of process, and this action be dismissed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 4(m). 24 I. Background 25 This action was filed on December 13, 2017. Plaintiff amended his complaint twice, and 26 this action proceeds on plaintiff’s second amended complaint. (ECF No. 16.) On May 2, 2018, 27 the undersigned found plaintiff stated an Eighth Amendment…