Pantoja

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARCUS QUINN BLAIR, JR., No. 1:23-cv-00574-NODJ-SAB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

DEFENDANT GAINES SHOULD NOT BE

13 v. DISMISSED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 4(m) 14 L. PANTOJA, (ECF No. 24) 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant 18 to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 19 This case is proceeding on Plaintiff’s excessive force claim against Defendants Pantoja, 20 Barcena, and the unidentified “Doe” officer and against Defendants Ybarra, Gentry and Gaines for 21 failure to protect in violation of the Eighth Amendment. (ECF No. 19) 22 On January 10, 2024, the Court ordered that the first amended complaint be electronically 23 served on Defendants. (ECF No. 20.) 24 On February 14, 2024, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 25 (CDCR) returned a notice of intent to waive service of process as to Defendants L. Pantoja, R. 26 Barcena, G.…