Hulet

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GRANT HULET, Case No. 1:23-cv-01217-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

SERVICE EXPENSES1

v. (Doc. No. 9) COUNTY OF TUOLUMNE and

TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFFS

OFFICE, Defendants. 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Service Expenses. (Doc. No. 9, “Motion”). Defendants filed an Opposition (Doc. No. 13), and Plaintiff filed a Reply (Doc. No. 16). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Plaintiff’s Motion. BACKGROUND On August 14, 2023, Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging various constitutional violations by Defendants. (See Doc. No. 1). On August 23, 2023, Plaintiff’s counsel sent letter packets by mail to Defendants, containing (1) a Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons; (2) Waiver of the Service of Summons (two copies with a pre-paid return envelope); (3) a copy of the…