White v. Department of Justice et al

Filing 13

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, re: service. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to complete, on Plaintiff's behalf, a summons and form USM-285 for service of process on each defendant, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE and FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, and to issue completed summonses. The Clerk shall provide the United States Marshal all necessary materials and copies for service. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 6/12/2017. (jdh)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WILLIAM A. WHITE, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 16-cv-948-JPG-DGW DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE and FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court for case management purposes. It has come to the Court’s attention that plaintiff William A. White was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis in October 2016, but that the Court made no provision for issuance and service of process. Having been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, White is entitled to rely on the Court to direct issuance and service of process. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3). Needless to say, service has not been accomplished within the 120-day time limit set forth in the version of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) in effect when White filed this case. Because White is not at fault for failing to achieve service within the time limit set forth in Rule 4(m), the Court finds there is good cause for the delay in service. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that White shall have 90 days, the period provided for service under the current version of Rule 4(m), from entry of this order to service process in this case. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to complete, on Plaintiff’s behalf, a summons and form USM-285 for service of process on each defendant, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE and FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, and to issue completed summonses. The Clerk shall provide the United States Marshal all necessary materials and copies for service. The United States Marshal SHALL, within 90 days of the date of this order, serve Defendants DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE and FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS pursuant to Rule 4(i)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by sending a copy of the summons and complaint to the agency by registered or certified mail. In addition, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i)(1), the United States Marshal SHALL (1) personally deliver to or send by registered or certified mail addressed to the civil-process clerk at the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois a copy of the summons and the complaint; and (2) send by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C., a copy of the summons and the complaint. All costs of service shall be advanced by the United States. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendants, or if an appearance has been entered by counsel, upon that attorney, a copy of every pleading or other document submitted for consideration by this Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper to be filed a certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy of the document was mailed to each defendant or counsel. Any paper received by a district judge or a magistrate judge which has not been filed with the Clerk or which fails to include a certificate of service will be disregarded by the Court. Defendants are ORDERED to timely file an appropriate responsive pleading to the complaint and shall not waive filing a reply pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g). 2 Further, this entire matter is REFERRED to United States Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson for disposition, as contemplated by Local Rule 72.2(b)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), should all the parties consent to such a referral. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 12, 2017 s/ J. Phil Gilbert J. PHIL GILBERT DISTRICT JUDGE 3

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