HENRY v. LIPFORD et al.

Filing 21

ORDER: Clerk directed to issue summons for Defendant, DOCTOR GORDON indicating 60 days to file a response to 13 Second Amended Complaint. Clerk to send summons, copy of order, and copy of amended complaint to Alexandria Walters, Assistant General Counsel for DOC, 501 S Calhoun St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE GARY R JONES on 6/14/2013. (jws)(Forms to Fla Asst General Counsel per Order.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PANAMA CITY DIVISION
JOHNATHON JAY HENRY,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 5:12-cv-34-RS-GRJ

OFFICER LIPFORD, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
This case is before the Court on Doc. 20, an unexecuted summons for
Defendant Doctor Gordon that was returned with a notation that Gordon no longer
works for the Florida Department of Corrections. Because Defendant Gordon remains
to be served, the Court will direct the Florida Department of Corrections to notify the
Court whether there is a forwarding address for Defendant Gordon and, if so, to provide
that address in confidence to the United States Marshals Service (“USMS”).
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:
1.

The Clerk shall issue a summons for Defendant Doctor Gordon indicating
that Defendant Doctor Gordon has 60 days in which to file a response to
the Second Amended Complaint.

2.

The Clerk shall send the summons, a copy of this order, and a copy of
the Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 13), to Alexandria Walters,
Assistant General Counsel for the Department of Corrections, 501 S.
Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500.

3.

The Office of the General Counsel for the Department of Corrections shall
have thirty (30) days from the date of this Order within which to: (1)
inform the USMS office in Gainesville in confidence of the last known
address of Defendant Gordon; or (2) enter an appearance on behalf of
Defendant Gordon; or (3) advise the Court that neither alternative is
possible. If the address is provided to the USMS, the Assistant General

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Counsel shall file an appropriate notice with the Court. In such event,
the Assistant General Counsel shall also forward to the USMS the
copy of this order, the summons, and the service copy of the Second
Amended Complaint. The USMS shall protect the confidentiality of
any address provided by the Department of Corrections as required
by Florida law, and shall not disclose any such information on any
document filed with the Court. Upon the filing of such notice, the Court
will issue further instructions for service of process.
DONE AND ORDERED this 14th day of June 2012.

s/Gary R. Jones
GARY R. JONES
United States Magistrate Judge

Case No: 5:12-cv-34-RS-GRJ