Murdock v. Legal Aid Society, et al

Filing 6

ORDER re: 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward copies of the Summonses, Complaint, and this Order to the U.S. Marshal Service for service upon the Defendants without prepayment of fees. Ordered by Judge Joanna Seybert on 3/20/2014. (C/M Plaintiff) (Nohs, Bonnie)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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EDDIE MURDOCK,
Plaintiff,

ORDER
14-CV-0508(JS)(WDW)

-againstLEGAL AID SOCIETY, CINDY
D’AMBRA, P. SPIKE KAUFMAN,
ASSIGNED COUNSEL DEFENDERS PLAN
OF NASSAU COUNTY, GLENN F. HARDY,
DEVANE AND GRODER, JEFFREY GRODER,
and KATHLEEN M. RICE, NASSAU
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

Defendants.
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APPEARANCES
For Plaintiff:
Eddie Murdock, pro se
13003401
Nassau County Correctional Center
100 Carman Avenue
East Meadow, NY 11554
For Defendants:

No appearances.

SEYBERT, District Judge:
Pro se plaintiff Eddie Murdock (“Plaintiff”) commenced
the instant civil rights action against the Legal Aid Society,
Cindy D’Ambra, P. Spike Kaufman, Assigned Counsel Defenders Plan
Of Nassau County, Glenn F. Hardy, Devane and

Groder, Jeffrey

Groder, and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice,
(collectively,
(“Section

“Defendants”),

1983”).

Plaintiff’s

pursuant
Complaint

to
is

42

U.S.C.

accompanied

§

1983
by

an

application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Upon review of Plaintiff’s declaration in support of his
application to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court finds that

Plaintiff’s financial status qualifies him to commence this action
without prepayment of the filing fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).
Therefore, Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is
GRANTED.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward copies of
the Summonses, Complaint, and this Order to the United States
Marshal Service for service upon the Defendants without prepayment
of fees, and to serve notice of entry of this Order in accordance
with Rule 77(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by
mailing a copy of this Order to the pro se Plaintiff at his last
known address.

See FED. R. CIV. P. 5(b)(2)(C).

SO ORDERED.

/s/ JOANNA SEYBERT
Joanna Seybert, U.S.D.J.
Dated: March
20 , 2014
Central Islip, New York