Filed: Feb. 03, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 03, 2020
Summary: ORDER LEO T. SOROKIN , District Judge . Now before the Court are plaintiff Jordan Rice's motions to compel the Massachusetts Department of Correction ("DOC") (#70) to provide the address of defendants who are former DOC employees, for an extension of time to complete service (#72), and for forms for service on two defendants (#79). Upon review of these motions and the opposition thereto, the Court GRANTS the motions as follows: 1. The Clerk shall reissue summonses for Jamie Chapman, Debra
Summary: ORDER LEO T. SOROKIN , District Judge . Now before the Court are plaintiff Jordan Rice's motions to compel the Massachusetts Department of Correction ("DOC") (#70) to provide the address of defendants who are former DOC employees, for an extension of time to complete service (#72), and for forms for service on two defendants (#79). Upon review of these motions and the opposition thereto, the Court GRANTS the motions as follows: 1. The Clerk shall reissue summonses for Jamie Chapman, Debra V..
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ORDER
LEO T. SOROKIN, District Judge.
Now before the Court are plaintiff Jordan Rice's motions to compel the Massachusetts Department of Correction ("DOC") (#70) to provide the address of defendants who are former DOC employees, for an extension of time to complete service (#72), and for forms for service on two defendants (#79). Upon review of these motions and the opposition thereto, the Court GRANTS the motions as follows:
1. The Clerk shall reissue summonses for Jamie Chapman, Debra Vogt, Michael Rodrigues, and James Redd III. The Clerk shall provide Rice forms for service by the United States Marshals Service ("USMS").
2. Rice shall serve Chapman, Vogt, Rodrigues, and Redd based on the information contained in the defendants' opposition [76].1 Rice must, within 28 days of the date of this order, provide the USMS (or any other person permitted under Rule 4(c)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to complete service) the summonses and amended complaint for service on these four defendants. Failure of Rice to comply with this directive may result in dismissal of the claims against Chapman, Vogt, Rodrigues, and Redd.
3. Within 21 days of the date of this order, counsel for the DOC defendants must either (1) obtain permission from Jason Badger, Rowan Hill, and Ryan Resendes2 to accept service on their behalf, and notify the Court of the same; or (2) submit the last known address for these three defendants to the Court UNDER SEAL. Failure of counsel for the DOC defendants to comply with this order may result in the imposition of sanctions.
4. If, in accordance the preceding paragraph, counsel for the DOC defendants submits the addresses of the former DOC employees, the Clerk shall (1) not disclose the address of the former DOC employees to any person except an employee of this Court or the USMS; (2) reissue summonses for these three defendants; (3) provide the USMS with all documents and instructions for service; and (4) redact or file under seal any returns of service or other document bearing the home address of the former DOC employees.
5. Counsel for the DOC defendants must also, within 21 days, enter an appearance for defendant Fagan or inform the Court that counsel is not representing this defendant.
SO ORDERED.
