Stroud v. Gaston County et al

Filing 20

ORDER denying 19 PRO SE MOTION to have the Court order that plaintiff's civil summons be personally served on the known defendants as requested herein. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer on 7/15/2014. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(eef)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
Civil Docket No. 3:13-CV-684-MOC-DSC
JAMES T. STROUD,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GASTON COUNTY, et. al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon pro se Plaintiff’s “Motion to Have the
Court Order that Plaintiff’s Civil Summons Be Personally Served on the Known Defendants as
Requested Herein” (document #19).
In his Motion, Plaintiff seeks an order compelling “[defense counsel] Martha Thompson
to make immediate arrangements for a private individual, not associated with any of the parties,
to individually serve said civil process on each known Defendant….” Id. at 3. In essence,
Plaintiff seeks to shift the burden and expense of effecting service to the Defendants themselves.
Plaintiff states that he receives $2,080 per month in Social Security benefits, a slight
increase in his income since he filed his “Application to Proceed In District Court Without
Prepaying Fees or Costs” (document #2) on December 13, 2013.
On December 30, 2013, the Court denied Plaintiff’s Application. See “Order” (document
#3). On January 10, 2014, the Honorable Max O. Cogburn, Jr. affirmed that decision. See
“Order” (document #5).
For those reasons, as well as there being no authority to support the Motion, Plaintiff’s
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“Motion to Have the Court Order that Plaintiff’s Civil Summons Be Personally Served on the
Known Defendants as Requested Herein” (document #19) is denied.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: July 15, 2014

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