Opinion
4:20-CV-00192-GHD-DAS
06-01-2021
DEAN C. BOYD PLAINTIFF v. REGINALD-C.N.A., COLLIER-RADIOLOGIST DEFENDANTS
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR DEFENDANTS
DAVID A. SANDERS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On November 5, 2020, Plaintiff Dean C. Boyd, proceeding pro se, filed the instant civil rights action challenging the conditions of his confinement under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Doc. # 1. In his complaint, Plaintiff named “Reginald-C.N.A.” and “Collier-Radiologist” as Defendants and identified them as employees of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (“MDOC”). See id. The Court entered a Process and Scheduling Order on April 9, 2021, allowing Plaintiff's claims to proceed forward. Doc. # 11. Counsel for MDOC, however, recently notified the Court that he is unable to represent named Defendants because “MDOC has no record of anyone matching the description of the named Defendants having been employed by MDOC.” Doc. # 15. The instant action cannot proceed forward until Defendants have been served with process. Accordingly, Plaintiff is directed to provide the Court with Defendants' full names and last known addresses within twenty-one (21) days from the date of this order. Plaintiff's failure to do so may result in dismissal of this action.
SO ORDERED.