Opinion
24-cv-2774 (DWF/DJF)
07-18-2024
Benjamin Prigge, Plaintiff, v. Landlord Resource Network, LLC, Defendant.
ORDER
DULCE J. FOSTER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiff Benjamin Prigge's application to proceed in forma pauperis of (ECF No. [2]) is GRANTED.
2. If Mr. Prigge wants the Court to effect service of the Summons on Defendant Landlord Resource Network, LLC (“LRN”), then Mr. Prigge must submit a properly completed Marshal Service Form (Form USM-285) for LRN. If Mr. Prigge does not complete and return the Marshal Service Form by August 19, 2024, the Court will assume that he or his counsel has elected to effect service in some other way.
3. If Mr. Prigge does return the completed Marshal Service Form by August 19, 2024, the Court directs the Clerk of Court to seek a waiver of service from LRN consistent with Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
4. If LRN fails without good cause to sign and return a waiver within 30 days of the date that the waiver is mailed, the Court will impose upon LRN the expenses later incurred in effecting service of process. Absent a showing of good cause, reimbursement of the costs of service is mandatory and will be imposed in all cases in which a defendant does not sign and return a waiver of service form. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(d)(2).