Castillo v. Johnson et al

Filing 28

ORDER granting 27 Motion for Permission to file under seal. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 01/09/2017. (maa)

IN THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION

WILLIAM NAVARRO CASTILLO,

*

Plaintiff,

*

v.

NURSE STRICKLAND;

*

and OFFICER

CV 616-049

*

BRANTLEY.
*

Defendants.

*

ORDER

By Order dated August
United States Marshals

Strickland

with

a

8,

2016,

the Court directed

the

Service to serve Defendants Brantley and

copy

of

Plaintiff's

Complaint

based

on

Plaintiff's allegations that Defendant Brantley used excessive

force

against

Brantley

and

Plaintiff's

Plaintiff

on May 1,

Strickland

resultant

serious

Clerk of Court prepared
States

Marshals

were

Service

2014,

deliberately

medical

USM-285
with

Answer

On October 11,
Motion

(Docs. 10,

to

16, 17.)

2016,

Dismiss

to

needs.

forms

to

Defendants

indifferent
(Doc.

assist

effectuation

Defendants Brantley and Strickland.
2016.)

and that

of

8.)

to
The

the United
service

(Dkt. Entry dated Aug.

on

8,

Defendant Strickland filed a prewhich

Plaintiff

has

responded.

On November 8, 2016, Defendant Strickland

filed a Motion to Stay Discovery pending the Court's resolution

of
15,

her

Motion

2016.

to

Dismiss,
15,

November

On

(Docs.

10,

which

the

Court

granted

on

November

19.)

2016,

the

United

States

Marshals

Service

Return as to

Defendant Brantley was returned as unexecuted with

the

that

notation

was

not

informed

name"

the

Defendant

that

Marshals

working

Accordingly,

last

and

found

a

at

known

address

personnel

Service

Georgia

there

State

for

at

Defendant

Georgia

was

or

is

Prison.

Brantley

State

"no

Prison
by

that

18,

(Doc.

one

at

1.)

on December 19, 2016, the Court ordered counsel for

Strickland,

Mr.

David Grossman,

inter alia,

to,

reasonable efforts to obtain a name and an address

make

for Defendant

Brantley so that he might be served with Plaintiff's Complaint
and to notify the Court of the results of his efforts.

24, at 2.)

the

On January 4, 2017, Mr. Grossman filed a notice with

Court

belief,

indicating

"Defendant

Department

of

Brantley.1

that,

to the

Brantley"

Corrections

(Doc.

26,

best

refers

("GDC")

at 1.)

Mr.

of

to

his

a

employee,

knowledge

former

Mr.

unable

that Mr.
his

locate

a

current

Christopher

Grossman also informed the

address

Brantley has not responded

last

1 In Mr.

to

known

address.

Grossman's

notice

Mr.

to

the

for

Mr.

he

also

refers

to

that he

Brantley,

to correspondence

Grossman

Court,

and

Georgia

Court that he does not currently represent Mr. Brantley,
was

(Doc.

filed

and

sent to
a

motion

Defendant

Brantley

interchangeably as Mr. "Christopher Bradley" and "Officer Brantley,"
(See
Doc. 26, at 1 (emphasis added).)
Mr. Grossman's references to Defendant

Brantley by the last name "Bradley" appear to be simple scrivener's errors.
(Compare Doc.

26;

with Doc.

27

(identifying Defendant Brantley solely as

"Christopher Brantley").)
2

requesting permission to

for Mr.

Brantley,

file under seal the last

citing concerns for the privacy and safety of

this former corrections officer.

Upon due consideration,
IT

IS

motion

HEREBY

(doc.

ORDERED

27)

that

Brantley's

seal

and until

(Doc.

27.)

and out of an abundance of caution,
counsel

is GRANTED,

Christopher
unless

known address

last
further

for

and his

known

Defendant

forthcoming notice of

address

order

Strickland's

of the

shall
Court.

be
IT

kept
IS

Mr.

under

FURTHER

ORDERED that, upon counsel for Defendant Strickland's filing of

notice of Mr. Christopher Brantley's last known address with the
Clerk of

this

Court,

a copy of

Plaintiff's

Complaint

and a copy of the Court's Order dated August 8,
shall be served upon Mr.

(doc.

1)

2016 (doc.

8)

Brantley at his last known address by

the United States Marshals Service without prepayment of cost.

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta,
January,

Georgia,

this

/^^ day of

2017.

Jp\J. RAM DAL HALL
FATES

DISTRICT JUDGE

^HERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA