McRant v. Ford et al

Filing 40

ORDER RULING ON 27 Report and Recommendation. In Plaintiff's objections to the Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff provided the requested information for Sgt. Will for the first time. The Court therefore respectfully declines to adopt the Report and recommits this matter to the Magistrate Judge for service of process. Signed by Honorable Donald C Coggins, Jr on 1/5/18. (kmca)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
Jovan McRant, #315608,

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Plaintiff,
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Lt. Michael Lang, Lt. Deangelo Ford,
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Sgt. Will and Ofc. Jermaine Christian,
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Defendants. )
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C/A No. 6:17-cv-01829-DCC-KFM

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“Report”) of the
Magistrate Judge, recommending dismissal as to Sgt. Will for failure to prosecute pursuant to
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

ECF No. 27.

Specifically, the Magistrate Judge

recommended dismissal because Plaintiff did not provide the Court with an updated address or
complete name description for Defendant Sgt. Will. ECF No. 27 at 1. In his objections to the
Report, Plaintiff provided the requested information for the first time. The Court therefore
respectfully declines to adopt the Report and recommits this matter to the Magistrate Judge for
service of process.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Donald C. Coggins, Jr.
United States District Judge
January 5, 2018
Spartanburg, South Carolina

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