Opinion
CIVIL 3:21-cv-1305
06-14-2022
JOSHUA PAYNE, Plaintiff v. CHARLES BUTTS, et al., Defendants
ORDER
Robert D. Mariani United States District Judge
AND NOW, this 14th day of June, 2022, upon consideration of the Corrections
Defendants' motion (Doc. 19) to dismiss, and the parties' respective briefs in support of and in opposition to said motion, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The motion (Doc. 19) is GRANTED. The complaint (Docs. 18, 18-1) is DISMISSED.
2. The action against Jody Smith, Elisha Friendman, and Maryann Robbins is DISMISSED pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m).
3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
4. Any appeal from this Order is DEEMED frivolous and not taken in good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).