House v. Klepel et al

Filing 10

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION in its entirety signed by Judge William C. Griesbach on 9/15/2022. K-9 Odin, Nicholas Groth, and the City of Racine Police Department are dismissed as defendants in this action. The U.S. Marshals shall serve a copy of the complaint, waver of service form and/or summons, the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation, and this order upon Defendants Craig Klepel, Inv Rasmussen, and Steven Beal. This case is no longer referred to Judge William C. Griesbach. (cc: all counsel and mailed to pro se party)(Griesbach, William)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
JEFFREY D. HOUSE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 22-C-911

CITY OF RACINE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
NICHOLAS GROTH,
CRAIG KLEPEL,
INV RASMUSSEN,
STEVEN BEAL, and
K-9 ODIN,
Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Jeffrey D. House filed this action against Defendants City of Racine Police
Department, Nicholas Groth, Craig Klepel, Inv Rasmussen, Steven Beal, and K-9 Odin on August
9, 2022. On August 30, 2022, Magistrate Judge William E. Duffin screened the complaint and
filed a Report and Recommendation. In that Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge
recommends that K-9 Odin, Nicholas Groth, and the City of Racine Police Department be
dismissed as defendants. On September 12, 2022, Plaintiff indicated that he does not object to the
removal of Nicholas Groth from this case. He has not objected to the dismissal of K-9 Odin and
the City of Racine Police Department as defendants.
After careful consideration of the Report and Recommendation as well as the record as a
whole, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge in its
entirety. K-9 Odin, Nicholas Groth, and the City of Racine Police Department are dismissed as
defendants in this action. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

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4(c)(2), the U.S. Marshals Service shall serve a copy of the complaint, a waiver of service form
and/or the summons, the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation, and this order upon
Defendants Craig Klepel, Inv Rasmussen, and Steven Beal. Even though Plaintiff has been
permitted to proceed in forma pauperis in this case, he is still responsible for the cost of serving
the complaint on the defendants. Plaintiff is advised that Congress requires the Marshals Service
to charge for making or attempting to make such service. 28 U.S.C. § 1921(b). The current fee
for waiver-of-service packages is $8.00 per item. The full fee schedule is provided in Revision to
United States Marshals Service Fees for Services. 28 C.F.R. § 0.114(a)(2), (a)(3). This matter is
returned to the magistrate judge for further proceedings.
SO ORDERED at Green Bay, Wisconsin this 15th day of September, 2022.
s/ William C. Griesbach
William C. Griesbach
United States District Judge

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