Opinion
20-CV-10232 (MKV)
01-07-2021
CHRISTOPHER RANSOM, Plaintiff, v. C.O. BANKS # 12523; CAPT. KELLY, # 595; CAPT. ALEXIS; CAPT. SMART, Defendants.
ORDER OF SERVICE :
Plaintiff, currently detained in the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, brings this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that, while he was detained in the Manhattan Detention Complex, Defendants violated his constitutional rights. By order dated December 11, 2020, 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. Waiver of Service
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 C.O. Banks # 12523; Capt. Kelly, # 595; Capt. Alexis; and Capt. Smart 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, Defendants must serve responses to these standard discovery requests. In their responses, Defendants 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 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 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 Defendants C.O. Banks # 12523; Capt. Kelly, # 595; Capt. Alexis; and Capt. Smart waive service of summons.
Local Civil Rule 33.2 applies to this action. SO ORDERED. Dated: January 7, 2021
New York, New York
/s/_________
MARY KAY VYSKOCIL
United States District Judge