STANLEY v. REAMS et al

Filing 32

ORDER directing the clerk to issue summons/waiver of service and notice thereof to; Bill Reams and Virgil Joyner. Clerk prepare USM 285 and foward all to USM. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE ALLAN KORNBLUM on 3/13/09. (bkp)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION SCOTT A. STANLEY, Plaintiff, vs. BILL REAMS, et al., Defendants. _______________________________/ ORDER Plaintiff, an inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed his second amended complaint, (doc. 26) and the appropriate number of service copies as directed by the court. Service of the complaint shall therefore be ordered, and Defendants shall be required to respond. Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 1. The docket shall reflect that there are two Defendants in this action: Bill Case No: 4:07cv240-RH/AK

Reams and Virgil Joyner, both employed at Jefferson County Jail, 171 Industrial Park, Monticello, FL 32344. 2. The clerk shall issue summonses, indicating that Defendants have sixty (60)

days in which to file a response to the complaint, and refer the summonses, a copy of this

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order for each Defendant, the service copies of the second amended complaint, the completed USM-285 forms, the completed AO-398 forms and a copy of each, and two AO399 forms to the United States Marshals Service (USMS). Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2), all costs of service shall be advanced by the United States. 3. Pursuant to Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the USMS shall

send a copy of the second amended complaint, a copy of this order, a completed AO-398 form and a copy thereof, a AO-399 form, and a prepaid means of compliance to each Defendant through first class mail. The USMS shall mail the forms to Defendants as soon as possible so that service or waiver of service can be completed within 120 days from the date of entry of this order on the docket. 4. If after thirty (30) days from the mailing of the waiver of service forms and the

complaint a Defendant has not returned the waiver of service form (AO-399 form), the USMS shall personally serve that Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon completion of service, the USMS shall file with the clerk the return and a written statement of all costs incurred of making such personal service. 5. The clerk shall refer this file to the undersigned if the waiver form is returned

for insufficient address or for similar reason, if service on a Defendant is returned unexecuted, or if the USMS has filed a statement of costs incurred for making personal service. 6. complaint. Defendants shall have sixty (60) days in which to file a response to the

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7.

No motion for summary judgment shall be filed by any party prior to entry of

an initial scheduling order without permission of the court. 8. Counsel for Defendants shall file a notice of appearance within twenty (20)

days of the date of service of the complaint. 9. Once a response to the complaint is filed, no amendments to the complaint

shall be permitted by the court unless, as required by Rule 15 of the Federal Rules, Plaintiff files a separate motion for leave to so amend and provides a copy of the proposed amended complaint. 10. After a response to the complaint has been filed by a Defendant, Plaintiff shall

be required to mail to the attorney for that Defendant a copy of every pleading or other paper, including letters, submitted for consideration by the court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper to be filed with the clerk of court a certificate of service stating the date a correct copy of the paper was mailed to Defendant or to the attorney representing Defendant. Any paper submitted for filing after a response to the complaint has been filed by a Defendant which does not contain a certificate of service shall be returned by the clerk and disregarded by the court. 11. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(2), the clerk shall forward to Plaintiff

a form for consenting to trial by the magistrate judge, with the case number written on it. If Plaintiff wishes to consent he should sign the form and forward it to counsel for a Defendant, who, if that Defendant consents, shall sign and forward it to counsel for another Defendant, who shall return it to the clerk only if that Defendant also consents.

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12.

Plaintiff is reminded to keep the clerk of court advised of any change in his

mailing address should he be transferred, released from prison, or otherwise be relocated. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of Plaintiff's action for failure to prosecute if court orders are not able to reach Plaintiff. 13. In any event, the Clerk shall refer this file to the undersigned forty-five

(45) days from the date of this order. DONE AND ORDERED this 13th day of March 2009.

s/ A. KORNBLUM ALLAN KORNBLUM UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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