Reddick v. Hassan et al

Filing 44

ORDER that the Clerk of Court shall commence the procedure for waiver of service as set forth in Local Rule 4.3 for Defendant Sami Hassan, who is a current or former employee of NCDPS.. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 2/11/19. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:16-cv-288-FDW
TRAVIS REDDICK,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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SAMI HASSAN, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on periodic status review.
Pro se Plaintiff filed this action on June 2, 2016, pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 1983, (Doc. No.
1), naming as Defendants Abhay Agarwal and Rosemary Jackson and alleging that they were
deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated at Lanesboro
Correctional Institution in Polkton, North Carolina. He filed an Amended Complaint on December
7, 2017, adding Sami Hassan as a Defendant and alleging that he was also deliberately indifferent
to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs. Defendants Agarwal and Jackson have filed a summary
judgment motion, which is pending before this Court. Defendant Hassan has not yet been served
with summons.
This Court recently enacted Local Rule 4.3, which sets forth a procedure to waive service
of process for current and former employees of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety
(“NCDPS”) in actions filed by North Carolina State prisoners. Due to the difficulty the U.S.
Marshal is experiencing in attempting service of process, the Court will order the Clerk to
commence the procedure for waiver of service as set forth in Local Rule 4.3 for the unserved
Defendant Dr. Sami Hassan.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
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The Clerk of Court shall commence the procedure for waiver of service as set forth
in Local Rule 4.3 for Defendant Sami Hassan, who is a current or former employee
of NCDPS.

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Signed: February 11, 2019

The Clerk is respectfully instructed to mail a copy of this Order to the U.S. Marshal.