Gerard v. Lee et al

Filing 19

ORDER directing Clerk not to authorize service and advising plaintiff. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas E Rogers, III on 11/15/2012. (dsto, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Arthur Gerard,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Robert E. Lee, Esq.;
Pamela J Jordan, Notary Public;
Cynthia Graham Howe, Master In Equity Judge;
Melanie Huggins-Ward;
Rosalyn W. Frierson, Director;
Roddy Dickinson, County Treasurer;
Glen Barger, President OCPPOA;
Chuck Woodard, Vice President;
Walter Reynolds, Secretary;
Pressly White, Director At Large;
Dick Bennion, Treasurer;
Bill Schnuit, Director At Large;
Patricia Palardy;
David Love;
Dennis P Palardy, Principal;
Beverly Palardy, Principal;
Charles R Palardy, Principal;
Steve Bishop, Account Manager;
KA Diehl & Assoc, Inc;
Alan Wilson, South Carolina Attorney General;
Phillip E Thompson, Sheriff;
Arrigo Carotti, Horry County Attorney;
Ballery V Skipper, Director,
Defendants.
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This is a civil action filed by a pro se plaintiff. Under Local Rule 73.02(B)(2), D.S.C.,
pretrial proceedings in this action have been referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff has paid the filing fee. See Receipt No. 300029402. By order dated September 10, 2012,
Plaintiff was given a specific time frame in which to bring this case into proper form. Plaintiff
has substantially complied with the Court’s order, and this case is now in proper form.

TO THE CLERK OF COURT:
The Office of the Clerk of Court is directed not to issue the summonses or forward this
matter to the United States Marshal for service of process at this time.* To the extent that Plaintiff’s
submissions docketed at ECF Entries 12, 13 and 14 can be deemed as a motion to add a defendant,
that motion is hereby DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Thomas E. Rogers, III
Thomas E. Rogers, III
United States Magistrate Judge
November 15, 2012
Florence, South Carolina

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Contemporaneously with this Order, the Court enters a Report and Recommendation that this
action should be summarily dismissed.
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