(PC)Spears
(PC)Spears v. Chang
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN LOUIS SPEARS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-00726 SKO (PC) Plaintiff,
ORDER DIRECTING UNITED STATES
v. MARSHAL TO SERVE DEFENDANT
FRANK CHANG
FRANK CHANG,
Defendant.
16 Plaintiff John Louis Spears is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds against Defendant Frank Chang for a violation of the Eighth Amendment, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. BACKGROUND Following screening of Plaintiff’s complaint, this Court issued its Order Finding Service Appropriate on April 18, 2023. (Doc. 14.) Service was to be effected on “Frank Chang, M.D., allegedly employed as physician at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, on February 2, 2017.” (Id.) On May 30, 2023, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) filed a notice of intent to waive service for Defendant Chang at the Substance Abuse…