Simmons #197744 v. Lafler et al

Filing 15

ORDER FOR PARTIAL DISMISSAL and PARTIAL SERVICE; and denying motion for preliminary injunctive relief (as taken from 1 ); The Clerk is to arrange for service of this order and the complaint; signed by Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney (Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney, cmc)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION NIKO S. SIMMONS, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:14-cv-1242 Honorable Paul L. Maloney BLAINE LAFLER et al., Defendants. ____________________________________/ ORDER FOR PARTIAL DISMISSAL and PARTIAL SERVICE In accordance with the Opinion filed this date: IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s action against Defendants Lafler, Tabor, Klatt, Curtin, Brinkley and Rogers, and all claims concerning events occurring prior to August 2011, be DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as frivolous (i.e., barred by the statute of limitations) or for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e) and 1915A, and 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request for preliminary injunctive relief (taken from the complaint) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall forward the complaint to the U.S. Marshals Service, which is authorized to mail a request for waiver of service to Defendant Corizon1 in the 1 The Court liberally construes the complaint as naming Corizon (successor to Prison Health Services and Corrections Medical Services) as a Defendant, in place of Prison Health Services and Corrections Medical Services. manner prescribed by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(2). If waiver of service is unsuccessful, summons shall issue and be forwarded to the U.S. Marshals Service for service under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Corizon shall file an appearance of counsel within 21 days of service or, in the case of a waiver of service, 60 days after the waiver of service was sent. Until so ordered by the Court, no Defendant is required to file an answer or motion in response to the complaint, and no default will be entered for failure to do so. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(1). After a Defendant has filed an appearance, proceedings in this case will be governed by the Court’s Standard Case Management Order in a Prisoner Civil Rights Case. Dated: February 25, 2015 /s/ Paul L. Maloney Paul L. Maloney Chief United States District Judge -2-

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