Barnes v. Norton et al

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER: It is hereby ordered that: If the State is unable to accept service of process for the dfts identified above, the State shall disclose to the US Marshals Service any information in its records that may hel p in identifying, locating andcompleting service of process upon the named defendants. Such information shall include, but isnot limited to, the defendants' full names and any known aliases, dates of birth, Social Securitynumbers, driver's license numbers, all previous addresses, and last known addresses on file. TheU.S. Marshal shall take all necessary measures to safeguard any personal information providedby the State to ensure that it is not disclosed to anyone other than the U.S. Marshals Service. Signed by Judge Tena Campbell on 03/29/2017. (kpf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
EARL LESTON BARNES,
Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER

v.
SHAYNE NORTON et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-CV-157 TC
District Judge Tena Campbell

The Court has directed the United States Marshals Service to serve process in this case.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2). To do so, by statute, the United States Marshal "shall command all
necessary assistance to execute its duties." See 28 U.S.C.S. § 556(c) (2017).
The Amended Complaint identifies the following Utah Department of Corrections
employees as defendants:
CHAD DUFORD
ALAN HOWARD
SHAYNE NORTON
LT. ROGER PETERSON
SIDNEY ROBERTS
Service of process on current government employees may be effected via authorized
agent. If any of the named defendants are no longer employed by the State or the State is not
authorized to accept service for any of these individuals, more information must be obtained
from the State to complete service.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: If the State is unable to accept service
of process for the defendants identified above, the State shall disclose to the United States

Marshals Service any information in its records that may help in identifying, locating and
completing service of process upon the named defendants. Such information shall include, but is
not limited to, the defendants' full names and any known aliases, dates of birth, Social Security
numbers, driver's license numbers, all previous addresses, and last known addresses on file. The
U.S. Marshal shall take all necessary measures to safeguard any personal information provided
by the State to ensure that it is not disclosed to anyone other than the U.S. Marshals Service or
Court officers.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 29th day of March, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

JUDGE TENA CAMPBELL
United States District Court

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