UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Steven J . Roy

Civil No . 07-cv-353-PB

William Wrenn . Commissioner .

New Ha m.p shi-r e AgL a rtment- o

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Before the Court is New Hampshire State Prison("NHSP")

inmate Steven Roy's complaint and addenda thereto (document nos .

1, 13, 16 & 17),2 filed pursuant to 42 U .S .C . § 1983 . The matter

is before me for preliminary review to determine whether the

complaint states any claim upon which relief might be granted .

See United States District Court District of New Hampshire Local

Rule ("LR°) 4 .3(d)(2)(A) (authorizing magistrate judge to

preliminary review pro se prisoner complaints) .

1In addition to William Wrenn, Roy also names New Hampshire

State Prison ("NHSP") Warden Richard Gerry, former NHSP Warden

Bruce Cattell, NHSP Medical Director Dr . Robert McLeod, NHSP

Dental Director Dr . Karen Anderson, NHSP Unit Manager Lucie

Bilodeau, and NHSP Lt . Tony Kingsbury as defendants to this

action .

aThe complaint and addenda, in the aggregate, will be

considered to be the complaint in this matter for all purposes .

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For reasons fully explained in the Report and Recommendation

issued simultaneously with this Order, I direct that the Eighth

Amendment claim alleging a denial of adequate dental care be

served on defendants Anderson, McLeod, Gerry, Cattell, and Wrenn .

I further direct that the claim alleging retaliation for Roy' s

exercise of his First Amendment right to petition the governmen t

for a redress of grievances be filed on all of the defendants

named in this action .

I order the complaint (document nos . 1, 13, 16 & 17) be

served on Defendants . The Clerk's office is directed to serve

the New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General (AG), as

provided in the Agreement On Acceptance Of Service, copies of

this order, the Report and Recommendation, and the complaint

(document nos . 1, 13, 16 & 17) . Se . LR 4 .3(d)(2)(C) . Within

thirty days from receipt of these materials, the AG will submit

to the court an Acceptance of Service notice specifying those

defendants who have authorized the AG's office to receive service

on their behalf . When the Acceptance of Service is filed,

service will be deemed made on the last day of the thirty-day

period .

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As to those defendants who do not authorize the AG's office

to receive service on their behalf or whom the AG declines to

represent, the AG shall, within thirty days from receipt of the

aforementioned materials, provide a separate list of the last

known addresses of such defendants . The Clerk's office is

instructed to complete service on these individuals by sending to

them, by certified mail, return receipt requested, copies of

these same documents .

Defendants are instructed to answer or otherwise plead

within twenty days of acceptance of service . See Fed . R . Civ . P .

12 (a) (1) (A) .

Plaintiff is instructed that all future pleadings, written

motions, notices, or similar papers shall be served directly on

the Defendants by delivering or mailing the materials to them or

their attorneys, pursuant to Fed . R . Civ . P . 5(b) .

SO ORDERED .

Date : February 71 , 200 8

cc : Steven J . Roy, pro se

R . Muirhea d

States Magistrate Judge

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