McCrudden v. United States Of America et al

Filing 32

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that plaintiff's request for additional time in which to serve defendant Anderson is denied; defendant United States shall file an answer to the remaining claim against it in the complaint on or before 9/9/2016. Signed by Judge Robert B. Kugler on 8/30/2016. (tf, n.m.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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VINCENT McCRUDDEN
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Plaintiff,
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Civ. No. 14-3532 (RBK) (AMD)
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff was formerly a federal prisoner and is proceeding with complaint pursuing civil
rights claims and claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act. On March 31, 2016, this Court noted
that plaintiff’s Federal Tort Claims Act claim against the United States would proceed as to
plaintiff’s assault and battery allegations. Additionally, plaintiff’s Bivens claims against
defendants Zickefoose and Anderson were dismissed without prejudice. With respect to
Zickefoose, this Court noted that it did not appear that she was ever properly served and that
plaintiff had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against her as a defendant.
With respect to Anderson, while this Court noted that while plaintiff had pled facts amounting to
personal involvement of him, plaintiff had failed to properly serve Anderson. This Court then
gave plaintiff thirty days in which to file an amended complaint.
On April 28, 2016, plaintiff sought an additional thirty days in which to file an amended
complaint. (See Dkt. No. 28) This Court granted that request on May 2, 2016. (See Dkt. No. 29)
On June 1, 2016, this Court received a letter from plaintiff. (See Dkt. No. 30) In that letter,
plaintiff states that he is no longer seeking to amend his complaint. However, he seeks an
additional forty-five days in which to serve Anderson so that he can proceed with his Bivens
claims against him that were previously dismissed without prejudice for failure to serve.

The additional forty-five days that plaintiff sought to serve Anderson on June 1, 2016 has
come and gone with no indication that plaintiff effectuated service on Anderson. Accordingly, at
this time, and in light of the record that is before this Court, plaintiff shall not be given more time
at this juncture in which to serve Anderson.
Additionally, as indicated above, plaintiff’s Federal Tort Claims Act claim arising from
the assault and battery against the United States remains pending. To date, the United States has
not answered the complaint against it. The United States shall file an answer to this remaining
claim against it on or before September 9, 2016.
Therefore, IT IS this 30th day of August, 2016,
ORDERED that plaintiff’s request for additional time in which to serve defendant
Anderson is denied; and it is further
ORDERED that defendant United States shall file an answer to the remaining claim
against it in the complaint on or before September 9, 2016; and it is further
ORDERED that the Court shall serve this Order on plaintiff by regular U.S. mail.

s/Robert B. Kugler
ROBERT B. KUGLER
United States District Judge

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