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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

GAINESVILLE DIVISION

BRUCE RICH,

Plaintiff,

v. CASE NO. 1:10-cv-00157-MP-GRJ

JEFFERY ANDREWS, 

et al, 

Defendants.

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ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE

Plaintiff, an inmate who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a civil

rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he has been denied a

kosher diet in violation of his First Amendment rights. (Doc. 1.) The Complaint is

sufficient to alert Defendants to the nature and basis of Plaintiff's claims and service is

now appropriate.

Accordingly, it is 

ORDERED:

1. The docket shall reflect that there are eight (8) Defendants in this action:

Walter McNeil, S. T. Robinson, Kathleen Furman, Julie Deno, Alex Taylor, and

Albert Thigpen, who are all employed at Florida Department of Corrections

Central Office, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500; and Warden

Milton Hicks and Food Services Director Jeffery Andrews at Union Correctional

Institution, 7819 N.W. 228 Street, Raiford, Florida 32026-4020. th
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2. The Clerk shall issue summonses, indicating that Defendants have sixty (60)

days in which to file a response to the complaint, and refer the summonses to the

United States Marshals Service, along with the service copies of Plaintiff's complaint. 

3. The Clerk shall also prepare and send the Marshal a copy of this order for

each of the named Defendants.

4. Pursuant to Rule 4(c), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Debra Hix is

specially appointed to serve process upon Defendants at Central Office, and Linda

Clance is specially appointed to serve process upon Defendants at the Union

Correctional Institution.

5. Within 30 days from the date of entry of this order on the docket, the United

States Marshal or a Deputy United States Marshal shall serve a copy of the civil rights

complaint, a summons, and this order upon each Defendant. Service shall be

accomplished by mailing these documents by regular mail to the above named

special process server who shall serve the complaint. All costs of service shall be

advanced by the United States.

6. Within 10 days after receipt of the complaint and this order, Debra Hix and

Linda Clance, shall serve the complaint upon the individuals named above,

complete and sign the return of service, and return it to the Clerk of Court as proof of

service. Defendants shall also sign the return of service as an acknowledgment of

receipt of service.

7. If any Defendant is no longer employed at the designated institution or facility,

or is otherwise unable to be served, the server shall report this information to the Clerk

of Court within 10 days after receipt of the complaint and this order. If service is

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returned unexecuted, or if a return is not filed within forty-five (45) days from the date of

this order, the Clerk of Court shall immediately notify Chambers.

8. Defendants shall have 60 days in which to file a response to the complaint. 

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

an Initial Scheduling Order without permission of the Court.

10. Counsel for Defendants shall file a notice of appearance within twenty (20)

days of the date of service.

11. Plaintiff is advised that after a response to the complaint has been filed, no

further amendments to the complaint shall be permitted by the Court unless, as

required by Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff files a separate

motion for leave to so amend and provides a copy of the proposed amended complaint. 

N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 15.1.

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, the form should be signed and forwarded to counsel for

Defendants. If Defendants wish to consent, the form should be signed and returned to

the Clerk.

13. After a notice of appearance has been filed, Plaintiff shall be required to mail

to the attorney for each Defendant a copy of every pleading or other paper, including

letters, submitted for consideration by the Court. Plaintiff shall include with each

pleading, motion, or other paper to be filed with the Clerk of the Court a certificate

stating the date an identical copy of the paper was mailed to each Defendant or to the

attorney representing each Defendant. Any paper so submitted for filing that does not

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contain a "certificate of service" shall be returned by the Clerk and disregarded by the

Court.

14. 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 should court orders not be able to reach Plaintiff. 

DONE AND ORDERED this 9 day of March, 2011. 

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s/Gary R. Jones 

GARY R. JONES

United States Magistrate Judge

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