Johnson v. Swibas et al

Filing 19

MINUTE ORDER denying 6 Motion to Request Service. By Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 11/11/2014.(alowe)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya
Civil Action No. 14–cv–02258–REB–KMT
SHANE JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CARIE SWIBAS, individual and official capacity as dietician,
JO ANN BURT, individual and official capacity as dietician,
CHARLEEN CROCKETT, individual and official capacity as Food Service Administrator,
KATHLEEN BOYD, individual and official capacity as nurse, and
PEGGY EWERS, individual and official capacity as nurse,
Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
ORDER ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHLEEN M. TAFOYA
This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s “Motion to Request Service” (Doc. No. 6, filed Aug.
27, 2014) as well as the handwritten Summonses that Plaintiff filed with the court (Doc. No. 16,
filed Nov. 5, 2014). Because Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (see
Doc. No. 4), he is not required to serve Defendants. Instead, Plaintiff is entitled to have the
United States Marshals Service serve Defendants or, alternatively, obtain a waiver of service
from Defendants, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion to Request Service
(Doc. No. 6) is DENIED and Plaintiff is advised that the Clerk of Court will not providing him
with signed copies of the Summonses.
Dated: November 11, 2014