McElroy v. Miners et al

Filing 13

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Service and DIRECTING SERVICE on Sharita Dedmon, Tina Hodge, Warden Miners, Vicki Walker. Defendant is to answer within 21 days from the date of service. Signed by Honorable Christy D. Comstock on January 6, 2025.(cc: U.S. Marshals Service)(mll)

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

JEREL R. McELROY,
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:24-CV-04102-SOH-CDC

WARDEN MINERS, Southwest Arkansas
Community Correction Center (“SWACCC”);
MAJOR VICKI WALKER, SWACCC;
LIEUTENANT SHARITA DEDMON,
SWACC; JOHN AND JANE DOE
EMPLOYEES of the SWACCC Medical
Department; DISCIPLINARY HEARING
COMMITTEE (DHC); and
TINA HODGE (SOD), Staff over Discipline

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
The Court, having previously entered an order allowing the Plaintiff to proceed in forma
pauperis, (ECF No. 7), hereby directs the United States Marshal to serve Plaintiff’s Second
Amended Complaint, (ECF No. 11), and the Court’s Report and Recommendation upon preservice
review of the Second Amended Complaint, (ECF No. 12), on the following defendants: Warden
Miners; Major Vicki Walker, Lieutenant Sharita Dedmon, and Tina Hodge.
Defendants Miners, Walker, Dedmon, and Hodge are to be served at: Southwest Arkansas
Community Correction Center (“SWACCC”), 506 Walnut Street, Texarkana, AR 71854.
Defendants may be served by certified mail with a return receipt requested.
Defendants are to be served without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor.
Defendants are ordered to answer within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service.
If the service recipient will not accept service for the Defendant, the service recipient is
DIRECTED to so advise the Court and provide the Court with the Defendant’s last known address
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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.
The Clerk is directed to prepare and issue summons and a USM 285 for each Defendant
being served.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 6th day of January, 2025.
/s/ Christy Comstock
CHRISTY COMSTOCK
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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