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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE DIVISION

HARRY MICHAEL WRIGHT,

Plaintiff,

v. CASE NO. 4:10-cv-474-SPM-GRJ

MORRIS YOUNG, et al.,

Defendants.

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O R D E R

Before the Court for screening is Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (Doc. 9.) 

The Court has screened the First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1916

and determines the First Amended Complaint adequately states a claim against each

Defendant. The Court will therefore order service to be performed.

Plaintiff paid the full filing fee when he initiated this lawsuit and, because he is

not proceeding in forma pauperis, he is responsible for serving the First Amended

Complaint upon each Defendant. It is the Court’s practice, when a pro se plaintiff is

responsible for service, to mail the Plaintiff a copy of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 governing

service, with the forms necessary for service.

There are two ways to serve a Defendant, either through personal service

(formal service), which means delivering a copy of the First Amended Complaint and

summons to the Defendants, or by requesting the Defendants waive formal service. 

The waiver of service is the most cost effective means of serving a Defendant.

Pursuant to Rule 4(e), to effect formal service of process, the Defendants must

each be personally delivered a copy of the complaint and a summons that will be

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issued to Plaintiff by the Clerk of this court. The forms will be sent to Plaintiff in blank,

but he must complete the names and addresses and return them before the Clerk will

sign and issue them. Such personal delivery may be made by anyone who is at least

18 years of age and is not a party to this action. 

Plaintiff is further advised Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) provides “[a]t 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.” Plaintiff has not requested

the Court appoint the United States Marshal to perform service of process on each

Defendant. To the extent Plaintiff wishes the Court to do so, he must file a written

request for such an appointment with the Clerk of Court.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. The Clerk shall forward to Plaintiff a copy of Fed. R. Civ. P. 4, 5 blank

summonses and 5 copies of Form 1A so Plaintiff may request the Defendants to waive

formal service, if applicable.

2. If Plaintiff elects to attempt formal service, he shall complete each summons

and return to the Clerk on or before September 30, 2011. If the summons are

completed and returned, the Clerk shall issue summons for each Defendant indicating

the Defendant has sixty (60) days to respond to the First Amended Complaint.

3. Plaintiff is granted an extension of time through October 31, 2011, to serve

Defendants. Failure to timely serve Defendants by this date will result in a

recommendation to the District Judge that the case be dismissed.

4. After a response to the First Amended Complaint has been filed by a

Defendant, Plaintiff is required to mail to the attorney for the Defendants a copy of

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every pleading or other paper, including letters, submitted for consideration by the

Court. Plaintiff must include with the original paper to be filed with the Clerk of Court a

certificate of service which states the date a correct copy of the paper was mailed to the

Defendants or the attorney representing the Defendants. Any paper submitted for filing

after a response to the complaint has been filed by the Defendants which does not

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

Court.

DONE AND ORDERED this 9 day of September, 2011. 

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s/Gary R. Jones 

GARY R. JONES

United States Magistrate Judge

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