Opinion
21-CV-5137 (RA)
06-21-2021
NAJHIM LUKE, Plaintiff, v. C.O. KHALID, Defendant.
ORDER OF SERVICE
RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge:
Plaintiff, currently detained in the North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island, brings this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendant used excessive force against him. By order dated June 15, 2021, the Court granted Plaintiff's request to proceed without prepayment of fees, that is, in forma pauperis (IFP).
Prisoners are not exempt from paying the full filing fee, even when they have been granted permission to proceed IFP. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).
DISCUSSION
A. Service on Defendant
The Clerk of Court is directed to notify the New York City Department of Correction and the New York City Law Department of this order. The Court requests that Defendant Correction Officer Khalid waive service of summons.
B. Local Civil Rule 33.2
Local Civil Rule 33.2, which requires defendants in certain types of prisoner cases to respond to specific, court-ordered discovery requests, applies to this action. Those discovery requests are available on the Court's website under “Forms” and are titled “Plaintiff's Local Civil Rule 33.2 Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents.” Within 120 days of the date of this order, Defendant must serve responses to these standard discovery requests. In his responses, Defendant must quote each request verbatim.
If Plaintiff would like copies of these discovery requests before receiving the responses and does not have access to the website, Plaintiff may request them from the Court's Pro Se Intake Unit.
CONCLUSION
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff, together with an information package.
The Clerk of Court is further directed to electronically notify the New York City Department of Correction and the New York City Law Department of this order. The Court requests that Correction Officer Khalid Cannon waive service of summons.
Local Civil Rule 33.2 applies to this action.
SO ORDERED.