Johnson v. McKnight et al
Filing
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ORDER: The court grants Plaintiff an extension of 30 days to effectuate proper service on the United States of the summons and complaint in this case by demonstrating compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i). By October 6, 2017, Plaintiff is directed to file a proof of service of the summons and complaint on the United States on the docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shiva V Hodges on 9/5/2017. (mwal)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
Regina Denise Johnson,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Kenyetta McKnight; Mark A. Turner;
Raymond Mitchell; and Department of
Veterans Affairs,
Defendants.
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C/A No.: 3:17-895-MGL-SVH
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on a review of Plaintiff’s reply to the court’s Order
to Show Cause [ECF No. 38]. In her Reply, Plaintiff demonstrates no evidence of having
effected complete and proper service on the defendants as required by Fed. R. Civ. P.
4(i).1 [ECF No. 40]. While it appears Plaintiff engaged a process server to serve the
named individuals in this action, id. at 40-1, Plaintiff has failed to properly serve the
Department of Veterans Affairs as an agency of the United States.
The court grants Plaintiff an extension of 30 days to effectuate proper service on
the United States of the summons and complaint in this case by demonstrating
compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i). For Plaintiff’s convenience, the court provides the
following addresses for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i), to serve the United States, Plaintiff must: “(A)(i) deliver
a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the United States attorney for the district
where the action is brought—or to an assistant United States attorney or clerical
employee whom the United States attorney designates in a writing filed with the court
clerk—or (ii) send a copy of each by registered or certified mail to the civil-process clerk
at the United States attorney’s office; and (B) send a copy of each by registered or
certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C.”
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Carolina and the Attorney General of the United States for Plaintiff to mail by registered
or certified mail a copy of the summons and complaint in this case:
The United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
1441 Main Street, Suite 500
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Attorney General of the United States
Department of Justice, Room B-103
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
By October 6, 2017, Plaintiff is directed to file a proof of service of the summons
and complaint on the United States on the docket.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
September 5, 2017
Columbia, South Carolina
Shiva V. Hodges
United States Magistrate Judge
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