Urioste v. Corizon and Centurion Health Care Providers et al

Filing 67

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea Regarding Service of Process for Medical Defendants. (atc)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO JOSHUA URIOSTE, Plaintiff, vs. No. 1:16-CV-00755-JCH-KRS CORIZON AND CENTURION HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, et al., Defendants. ORDER THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte. The Court has previously sent waiver-ofservice forms to all Defendants not terminated through the screening process. Having not received any such forms back as to Defendants Jose Martinez, M.D., and Ben Martinez, M.D. (collectively the “Medical Defendants”), on March 13, 2020, the Court directed service of summons and the then-operative pleading on the Medical Defendants care of Corizon Health Inc. and other entities. (Doc. 32). On May 6, 2020, the United States Marshals Service submitted legal evidence of service by certified mail sent to Corizon Health Inc. (Docs. 47 & 48). However, on May 13, 2020, counsel for Corizon, LLC submitted a letter indicating that Ben Martinez is no longer employed by Corizon, that Jose Martinez has never been employed by Corizon, and that the company is not authorized to accept service for either Defendant. (Doc. 53). In response, Plaintiff Joshua Urioste submits that the Medical Defendants both practiced at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (“PNM”) during the events underlying this lawsuit and that Corizon and Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico have both provided medical services at PNM in recent years. (Doc. 54). In its initial order concerning service on the Medical Defendants, the Court provided the United States Marshal with alternative addresses for Corizon and/or Centurion. (Doc. 32). To date, service on the Medical Defendants has only been attempted via service on Corizon. (See Docs. 47 & 48). The Court will direct the United States Marshal to attempt service on the Medical Defendants, care of Centurion, at the registered agent for the latter. IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall issue Summons for, and the United States Marshal shall serve a copy of the Summons and Second Amended Complaint (Doc. 62) on, the following individuals. 1. Jose Martinez, M.D. c/o Centurion Correctional Healthcare of New Mexico, LLC CT Corporation System 206 S. Coronado Ave Espanola, New Mexico 87532-2792 2. Ben Martinez, P.A. Same contact information as above. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that on or before May 28, 2021, counsel of record shall submit to the Court’s proposed text email address, sweazeaproposedtext@nmd.uscourts.gov, any information in Defendants’ possession regarding (1) whether Jose Martinez, M.D., and/or Ben Martinez, P.A., are presently providing services at any New Mexico Correctional Department facility, and (2) if so, the facility in which said Defendants are stationed and the identity of their current employer. If Defendants possess no such information, counsel shall notify the Court accordingly by the aforementioned date. _____________________________________ KEVIN R. SWEAZEA UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2

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