Ezzard v. Ajibade et al

Filing 50

ORDER granting as set forth in this order 47 48 49 Motions. It is ordered that each Defendant shall within 14 days of this Order show cause in writing for their failure to waive service. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 6/11/15. (cmr)

ORIGINAL

FILED
U . S . I S T R IC O U R T
D
CT

COURT
TEE T'NITED STATES DISTRICT
GEORGIA
OF
SOUTBERN DISTRICT
DI'BLIN DIVISION

IN

JSTA
FOR THEP.LiG DIV-

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STEVE HUGH EZZARD,
Plaintiff,
t-\7

V.

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A1

DR. AJIBADE and
BRAD HOOKS, Warden,
Defendants.

ORDER

Before

the

Court

an

r.,
y

!trgu

are various

Wrightsville,

Order for
on
Northern

their
Jury

failure

ttt

District

fourteen

raar

rrl

i n.r

Prison

Johnson State
47,

48

days of

r

lO

the

car\/i

\

.-a

an

nafon.l:rtc

date

of

this

to waive service.

zu14t
of

at

(Doc. nos.

Georgia.

S H O WC A U S E w i t h i n

shafl

inmate

motions

Pla1ntrrr

Georgia

rrreo

pursuant

a
to

nnmnlrinl-

.Ln

42 U. S.C.

s

the
1983

seekingt che fo. Lowing relief:
The Veteran's Administration
has acknowledged that
provided
they'd
fix
my l"g,
ther:apy and
lsicl
future treatment,
I ask that this Court qrant the
VA Hospital
auLhorizaLion
Lo oo Lhe su-rgery and
make the State of Georgia Department of Corrections
pay me $35,000,000.00 million
doffars for damages,
denia.I of medica.I r.rearmenL, pain and suf f ering,
emotional distress,
and punitive
damages.
( C o m p l . 9 15 . )
fi ling

fee

On October 8,2014,

and the

$50.00

Pfaintiff

administrative

paid
fee

the

$350.00

required

for

("filing

acrions

civil

Plaintiff's

dismissed

District

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in

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2015,

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date

first

- rather. than
in

compfainL

was

Plalntiff

Lo

required

for

fifed
fh:l

.rh;f

L ^ r . n . jy

Lr-uL

to this

be dismissed

his

the

of

the
se-rve

9, 2015.

evnl:ininrr

^qsarl-i

fees relating

case not

ha

hiq
r^

failure

to

f:mil\/

'.--Lr

IiLigation,

pelition

a

E

to

n:i,'l

fhF

Pql

olry

LU

LnaL

and asking
comply with

Rule 4

-requiremenLs. (Doc. no. 30.) On February 2, 2415, Lhe

service
M^di<l-

20,

Faa<

F' E
^
I

from the

Iiled

Defendants on or befo-re Aprif

f .rrm^

in

4,

Procedure

Court - December 9,2AI4

this

originaffy

On January

s

Pl a inLiIf

ro

her-:rr-^

run

PfainLifI

in

at

The Court then set the 120-day time limit

Lhe dare

nrncecd

Court.

l-la f onr]:nt

ovr l . i *-,C

of

under Rufe 4 to

Order entered

r-' rcm:ininn

' 1-'o a^ .rf

tro.lar:l

(Doc. no. 21.)

fees.
for

DTie^n

i r ensf a-

^,,?<,,.nl-

certain

against

Dr. Ajibade and Warden Brad Hooks, officrafs

qrrtA

t^h-a^n

claims

his remaining cLaims to this

Defendants and transferred
(Doc. no. 15.)

(See doc. no. 21.) The Northern

fees").

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a."L

r]aa

because

Plaintiff

did

specify

not

.lani

a.l

r-ha

in

had already
which

expenses

fnrm:

paid

ic

rhe

iritjal

he Lvas unable

nor

iIi^n

filing
Lo aflord.

ec

m^.-rf

fees

and

(Doc.

no.

34. )
On Eebruary 9, 2015, Plaincifl
(Doc, no.

ruling.
twi ce

Defendant
Johnson

and

once by

Plaintiff

serrrica

or

wa-Lver of
Defendant
maiL

servi ce

Iorms

Warden Brad
and

once

thaL he
ro

Hooks at

by

personal

contended thac DefendanLS have not waivec

rrnriersrnrcd

to service
+l.^

provide

?rison,

Scare

Lo thdr

informed rhe Court

Aj ibade

Dr.

delivery.

40. ) Plainriif
to

aLLempted

I-ifed an ob;ection

hi<

ljtigaLion.

inrhil

r ir 1 _ /r r tunu
L)

^A\t
I,aJ

f^
!w!

E^Psrr5'=J

and asked rhe Courr not

- - r o L-Y . - l
-U
rq

to djsmiss

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On Mat:ch II ,
presiding

2015, Plaintiff

submitted

judge seeking the following

a fetter

to

the

relief:

I do not want my case to be dismissed for want of
prosecution
due to the fact
that the Defendants
willnot waive
aervice
by signing
of
fwaiver
servicel
forms in there
possession,
So to
Isic]
justice
alleviate
a miscarriage
of
and in
the
justice/
interest
of
I'm asking this Court to have
the
U. S Marshalf' s
serve the
Isic ] personallv
Defendant s .
Brad Hooks and Dr. Ajibade
Johnson State Pri son
290 Donovan-Harris Rd.
P. O. Box 344
WrlghtsviJ,le,
Ga 31096
(Doc. no.

43. )

On April
fal

at:

24,

2015,

the

Court

resolved

the

issue

in

I nu' i

'I

n

conqi

rlor

i r ro
n v

tL _ re o c
hc Lo

r-i

i_ .^ _ a o u I I
h_

noces

thar ir has no desire ro assist one parry or che
other in the movement of this case toward lts ]ust

3

the

conc.Lusion. However, neither is the Court inclined
to alf ow thls matter to languish further on account
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vf

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dr
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m i e e - o c te J
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fo
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The Court concludes that,
be soLely responsible.
Marshals
to
serve
directing
the
rather
than
shaI. again be provided the
DefenoanLs, Plainriff
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rf

A

f ^rm<

:nd

ni

r/on

f^rt\/-f

i rre

r-l:rrs

f r.m

fulfiL1
his
this
Order
to
the
date
of
under the Federaf Rules. Plaintiff
responsibiiitles
is reminded that, under Rule 4 (d) (1) (F) , Defendants
days
thirty
have a reasonable time of at feast
after
che requests are senr to return Lhe s-gned
Defendants are
Form Ao 399 waivers to Pfaintiff.
reminded that the Court mav require service of a
sunmons and complaint by the Marshafs in the event
to waive servlce.
and impose
that Defendants faif
the costs of service on Defendants absenl a showlnq
failure.
of oood cause for their
See Fed. R. Civ.
P. 4 (d) (2). Personal service by a Depur'y United
States Marshal is not inexpensive.
(Doc. no.

45,

emphasis in

extended the time for
' l^a .t ark

original.

) Accordingly.

until

service

l-.\ rr^,,i.lo

June 8, 2015. and directed

-h-

nf

rhe CourL

^-aar

to

each

Def endant.

(rd. )
on M^\/ 6

Plaintiff

46 & 41 .)
c

narand:--

The next

-hc

hrr

.,"me

(Doc.

che waivers.

of

no.

Defendant

service

has now passed,

to each Defendant via
of summons. (Doc.

"A.

has

it

appears thar

Denton"

Plainri-f

walved

service.

and asks

I

lhe

Lhe CorrL

qi i.ra.l

F^-

rhe

informs

for

:rd

rg6c'rrc.l

an agent

Courc

extended

that
for

tlme

Lo intervene.

(Doc.

48 & 49.)
jn

As noted
>

day,

48. )

neither

nos.

delrvered

maiL another waiver of the service

certified
nos.

) O 1^

zioFond>rt-

f :i

the
l <

L'i

April
ih^rrl-

24 Order,
nna^

air<o

Rufe
t^

4 provides
<i

^h

:n.l

LhaL -f
ral-,rrn

r

waiver

requested by a plaintiff,
(1) the expenses later

defendant
and

(2)

coffect

the

reasonable

those

Pursuant
Order,

servlce
to

expenses of

to

requare

service

service
of

waive

RuIe

4,

date

service.
by

the

on each Defendant.
this

(doc. nos.

4'7
|

Order

any motion

required

p.

4(d) (2).

expenses. Fed. R. Civ.

days of the

falfure

jn making service;

incurred

and consistent

IT IS IIERTBY ORDERED
that

fourteen

copy

the Court must impose on the

with

each Defendant

April

shall

24

within

';n4 k"ra;n
of

this

Order SHOWCAUSE for
,|

Absent

good cause,

Marsha.Ls and
The Clerk

is

Georgia,

Court

the

may

costs

of

serve

plaintiff's

motions

forth
Lhis

a

herein.
//o

June, 2015.

UIVITED ST

theSr

DfRECTED to

48 & 49) are GRAIITED s set
a
Argusra,

the

impose

on each Defendant.

ORDER ENTERED a t

the

to

ES DfSTRTCT

a^v

of