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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

GAINESVILLE DIVISION

KENNETH GREGORY BEBOUT,

Plaintiff,

v. CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00144-MP-GRJ

ROBERT WOODY,

Defendant.

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O R D E R

This matter is before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion for Copies of Complaint,

wherein he complains that he has difficulty in getting copies made at the jail and in fact

did not keep a copy of the amended complaint for himself. (Doc. 9). Even though

Plaintiff has been given leave to proceed in forma pauperis, he is not entitled to free

copies of documents from the Court. However, in this one instance the Court will direct

the Clerk to make a service copy of the amended complaint (doc. 8) and mail another

copy to him to retain in his legal materials. Plaintiff is reminded that in the future he

should always keep copies of his court papers. 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff’s Motion for Copies (doc. 9) is GRANTED, and the Clerk is

directed to make a copy of the amended complaint (doc. 8) for service, as directed

below, and to make another copy to mail to Plaintiff.

2. The docket shall reflect that there is one Defendant in this action: Robert

Woody, Director of the Alachua County Jail, 3333 NE 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 
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32609.

3. The clerk shall issue summons, indicating that Defendant has sixty (60)

days in which to file a response to the complaint, and refer the summons, a copy of this

order, a service copy of the amended complaint, the completed USM-285 forms, the

completed AO-398 forms and a copy of each, and two AO-399 forms to the United

States Marshals Service (USMS). Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2), all costs of

service shall be advanced by the United States.

4. Pursuant to Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the USMS

shall send a copy of the amended complaint, a copy of this order, a completed AO-398

form and a copy thereof, a AO-399 form, and a prepaid means of compliance to each

Defendant through first class mail. The USMS shall mail the forms to Defendants as

soon as possible so that service or waiver of service can be completed within 120 days

from the date of entry of this order on the docket.

5. If after thirty (30) days from the mailing of the waiver of service forms and

the complaint a Defendant has not returned the waiver of service form (AO-399 form),

the USMS shall personally serve that Defendant pursuant to Rule 4(e) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon completion of service, the USMS shall file with the clerk

the return and a written statement of all costs incurred of making such personal service.

6. The clerk shall refer this file to the undersigned if the waiver form is

returned for insufficient address or for similar reason, if service on a Defendant is

returned unexecuted, or if the USMS has filed a statement of costs incurred for making

personal service.

7. Defendants shall have sixty (60) days in which to file a response to the

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complaint. 

8. No motion for summary judgment shall be filed by any party prior to entry

of an initial scheduling order without permission of the court.

9. Counsel for Defendants shall file a notice of appearance within twenty

(20) days of the date of service of the complaint.

10. Once a response to the complaint is filed, no amendments to the

complaint shall be permitted by the court unless, as required by Rule 15 of the Federal

Rules, Plaintiff files a separate motion for leave to so amend and provides a copy of the

proposed amended complaint.

11. After a response to the complaint has been filed by a Defendant, Plaintiff

shall be required to mail to the attorney for that Defendant a copy of every pleading or

other paper, including letters, submitted for consideration by the court. Plaintiff shall

include with the original paper to be filed with the clerk of court a certificate of service

stating the date a correct copy of the paper was mailed to Defendant or to the attorney

representing Defendant. Any paper submitted for filing after a response to the

complaint has been filed by a Defendant which does not contain a certificate of

service shall be returned by the clerk and disregarded by the court.

12. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(2), the clerk shall forward to

Plaintiff a form for consenting to trial by the magistrate judge, with the case number

written on it. If Plaintiff wishes to consent he should sign the form and forward it to

counsel for a Defendant, who, if that Defendant consents, shall sign and forward it to

counsel for another Defendant, who shall return it to the clerk only if that Defendant

also consents.

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13. Plaintiff is reminded to keep the clerk of court advised of any change in

his mailing address should he be transferred, released from prison, or otherwise be

relocated. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of Plaintiff’s action for failure to

prosecute if court orders are not able to reach Plaintiff. 

DONE AND ORDERED this 14th day of September 2010. 

s/Gary R. Jones

GARY R. JONES

United States Magistrate Judge

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