Ballard v. Hatley et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Substitute Party. Eyho A. Parks, Amba E. Totou, Regina S. Hooks, Charlene G. Barrett, Oluwafuluke Abisogun and Winnie Kairuki added.. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 9/12/18. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:17-cv-393-FDW
ROBERT BALLARD,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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FNU HATLEY, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Substitute Party Names,
seeking to add as Defendants in this action Eyho A. Parks, Amba E. Totou, Regina S. Hooks,
Charlene G. Barrett, Oluwafuluke Abisogun, and Winnie Kariuki. (Doc. No. 16). Plaintiff
originally identified these persons as “First Shift Nurses, Lanesboro Correctional.” This Court
noted in a prior screening order that, before these Defendants could be served, Plaintiff needed to
identify their names, which he has now done. See (Doc. No. 13). Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion
is granted, and Eyho A. Parks, Amba E. Totou, Regina S. Hooks, Charlene G. Barrett,
Oluwafuluke Abisogun, and Winnie Kariuki shall be added as Defendants.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Substitute Party Names, (Doc. No. 16), is GRANTED, and
Eyho A. Parks, Amba E. Totou, Regina S. Hooks, Charlene G. Barrett, Oluwafuluke
Abisogun, and Winnie Kariuki shall be added as Defendants.
2. 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
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prisoners. The Clerk of Court shall commence the procedure for waiver of service as
set forth in Local Rule 4.3 for Defendants Eyho A. Parks, Amba E. Totou, Regina S.
Hooks, Charlene G. Barrett, Oluwafuluke Abisogun, and Winnie Kariuki, who are
current or former employees of NCDPS.
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Signed: September 12, 2018

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