Hymes v. St. Charles County Jail

Filing 27

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, on or before August 22, 2014, plaintiff shall provide the Court with the full name and address of defendant Officer Strickland, so that service may be effected.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with thisOrder, the Court will dismiss this action as to Officer Strickland, without prejudice and without further notice to plaintiff. Response to Court due by 8/22/2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shirley P. Mensah on 7/22/14. (ARL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
BRUCE HYMES,
Plaintiff,
v.
SGT. WARREN, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:14-CV-485-SPM

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before the Court is a summons that was returned Aunexecuted@ by the United
States Marshals Service as to defendant Officer Strickland [Doc. #12]. Pursuant to
a previous Order of this Court [Doc. #7], the Clerk of Court was instructed to issue
process or cause process to be issued on the amended complaint as to this
defendant. Plaintiff had alleged that Strickland was an employee of the St. Charles
County Detention Center, and thus, the Marshals Service attempted to serve him at
that location. The returned summons, however, bears a notation: "Quit over 1 year
ago, does not work at SCCD anymore, no information available."
On July 3, 2014, the Clerk of Court sent plaintiff a letter, asking plaintiff to
provide the Court with the proper name and address for Officer Strickland. To date,
the Court has not received a response from plaintiff.
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As plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915, the
Court is required to serve process on his behalf, provided that plaintiff has given the
Court the proper service information with respect to each defendant. As such,
plaintiff will be instructed to provide the Court with the full name and current
address of Officer Strickland on or before August 22, 2014, so that service may be
effected, as more fully set forth below.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, on or before August 22, 2014, plaintiff
shall provide the Court with the full name and address of defendant Officer
Strickland, so that service may be effected.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this
Order, the Court will dismiss this action as to Officer Strickland, without prejudice
and without further notice to plaintiff.
Dated this

22nd

day of July, 2014.

/s/Shirley Padmore Mensah
SHIRLEY PADMORE MENSAH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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