Lee v. Patterson et al

Filing 16

ORDER denying 15 Motion for Default Judgment; ORDER DIRECTING THE MARSHALS SERVICE TO SERVE Officer Patterson and Sergeant Miller and granting 21 days to answer. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on March 22, 2016. (cc: U.S. Marshals Service)(mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION

PATRICK DONZELL LEE

v.

PLAINTIFF

Civil No. 4:15-cv-04102

OFFICER PATTERSON; and
SERGEANT MILLER

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Plaintiff Patrick Lee filed this 28 U.S.C. § 1983 action pro se on October 7, 2015. ECF
No. 1. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment (ECF No. 15) and
the issue of service.
Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment (ECF No. 15) is DENIED. Although an Order for
Service and Summons were issued on November 19, 2015 (ECF No. 11, No. 12) the docket in this
case does not indicate the Defendants have been served.

As Plaintiff proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this matter, the Court will again issue
service on Defendants. Upon review of Plaintiff’s Complaint the Court finds Plaintiff's Complaint
(ECF No. 1) is due to be served upon Defendants Officer Patterson and Sergeant Miller.
Accordingly, the Court hereby DIRECTS the United States Marshal to serve Defendants Patterson
and Miller.
Defendants Patterson and Miller may all be served at the Miller County Sheriff’s Office,
2300 East Street, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854. If the Sheriff’s Office will not accept service for
any of the Defendants, it is DIRECTED to so advise the Court and provide the Court with each

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Defendants’ last known address and phone number. This information may be filed with the
Clerk of the Court in response to this Order, and may be filed under seal.
Defendants are to be served without prepayment of fees and costs or security. Defendants
are ordered to answer within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service.
The Clerk is directed to prepare and issue summons and a USM 285 for the
Defendants being served.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 22nd day of March 2016.

/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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