Ransom v. C.O. Bank et al

Filing 11

ORDER OF SERVICE: The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff, together with an information package. The Clerk of Court is directed to electronically notify the New York City Department of Correction and the New York City Law Department of this order. The Court requests that Defendants C.O. Banks # 12523; Capt. Kelly, # 595; Capt. Alexis; and Capt. Smart waive service of summons. Local Civil Rule 33.2 applies to this action. (Waiver of Service due by 2/8/2021.) (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 1/7/2021) (rro) Transmission to Pro Se Assistants for processing.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
CHRISTOPHER RANSOM,
Plaintiff,

USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 1/7/2021
20-CV-10232 (MKV)

-againstC.O. BANKS # 12523; CAPT. KELLY, # 595;
CAPT. ALEXIS; CAPT. SMART,

ORDER OF SERVICE

Defendants.
MARY KAY VYSKOCIL, United States District Judge:
Plaintiff, currently detained in the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, brings this
pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that, while he was detained in the Manhattan
Detention Complex, Defendants violated his constitutional rights. By order dated December 11,
2020, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of fees, that is, in
forma pauperis (IFP). 1
DISCUSSION
A.

Waiver of Service
The Clerk of Court is directed to notify the New York City Department of Correction and

the New York City Law Department of this order. The Court requests that C.O. Banks # 12523;
Capt. Kelly, # 595; Capt. Alexis; and Capt. Smart waive service of summons.
B.

Local Civil Rule 33.2
Local Civil Rule 33.2, which requires defendants in certain types of prisoner cases to

respond to specific, court-ordered discovery requests, applies to this action. Those discovery
requests are available on the Court’s website under “Forms” and are titled “Plaintiff’s Local Civil
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Prisoners are not exempt from paying the full filing fee even when they have been
granted permission to proceed IFP. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).

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Rule 33.2 Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents.” Within 120 days of the
date of this order, Defendants must serve responses to these standard discovery requests. In their
responses, Defendants must quote each request verbatim. 2
CONCLUSION
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff, together with an
information package.
The Clerk of Court is directed to electronically notify the New York City Department of
Correction and the New York City Law Department of this order. The Court requests that
Defendants C.O. Banks # 12523; Capt. Kelly, # 595; Capt. Alexis; and Capt. Smart waive
service of summons.
Local Civil Rule 33.2 applies to this action.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 7, 2021
New York, New York
MARY KAY VYSKOCIL
United States District Judge

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If Plaintiff would like copies of these discovery requests before receiving the responses
and does not have access to the website, Plaintiff may request them from the Pro Se Intake Unit.
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