Wallace v. CR England

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND & ORDER OF PROCESS: Finding as moot 5 Motion to Amend/Correct; granting 6 Motion to Amend/Correct. The Court Directs the Clerk to prepare a summons for the defendant in this case. See order for details. Signed by Judge Clark Waddoups on 03/28/2017. (kpf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
ADAM BRENT WALLACE,
Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND AND
ORDERING SERVICE OF PROCESS

v.

Case No. 2:16-cv-652-CW

C.R. ENGLAND INC., et al.,
Judge Clark Waddoups

Defendants.

On July 6, 2016, the Court granted Plaintiff Adam Brent Wallace leave to proceed in
forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Dkt. No. 2.) Mr. Wallace, proceeding pro se, alleges he
was a commercial driver for Defendant C.R. England and that C.R. England breached its
agreements with Mr. Wallace. (See generally Compl., Dkt. No. 3.) Mr. Wallace has now twice
moved the court to amend his Complaint prior to service on any Defendant, as well as for an
extension of time to serve the Complaint. (Dkt. Nos. 5 & 6.) Upon review of Mr. Wallace’s
motions, the Court GRANTS Mr. Wallace’s Second Motion to Amend his Complaint, (Dkt. No.
6), and finds his First Motion to Amend MOOT, (Dkt. No. 5). The Court DIRECTS the clerk to
file Mr. Wallace’s Amended Complaint, attached as Exhibit A to Docket Entry 6, (Dkt. No. 6-1),
forthwith.
Furthermore, because Mr. Wallace proceeds in forma pauperis, the Court must order
service of the Amended Complaint. Rule 4 requires a court to serve process for plaintiffs it has
authorized to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) (“At the
plaintiff’s request, the court may order that service be made by a United States marshal or deputy
marshal or by a person specially appointed by the court. The court must so order if the plaintiff is
authorized to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 . . . .”) (emphasis added); see
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Olsen v. Mapes, 333 F.3d 1199, 1204 (10th Cir. 2003) (“When a plaintiff is granted in forma
pauperis status, the district court is required to serve process for the plaintiff.”).
Thus, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to prepare a summons for the Defendant in
this case. The United States Marshals Service shall serve a completed summons, a copy of the
Amended Complaint, and a copy of this Order upon the Defendant at:
4701 W 2100 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
SO ORDERED this 28th day of March, 2017.
BY THE COURT:

Clark Waddoups
United States District Judge

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