PAUL v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, No. 2:2020cv00613 - Document 11 (S.D. Ind. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND DIRECTING ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT - This action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). The clerk is directed to enter final judgment consistent with this order. SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 6/30/2021.(AAS)

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PAUL v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS Doc. 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION JOEL SAMUEL PAUL, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant. No. 2:20-cv-00613-JPH-MG ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND DIRECTING ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT Joel Paul, through his attorney, filed this civil rights action on November 23, 2020. On April 30, 2021, the Court ordered Mr. Paul to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for failure to serve the defendant. Dkt. 9. Mr. Paul brought this action against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP). "To serve a United States agency . . . , a party must serve the United States and also send a copy of the summons and of the complaint by registered or certified mail to the agency . . . ." Fed. R. Cv. P. 4(i)(2). To serve the United States, a party must either deliver or mail the summons and complaint to the local U.S. Attorney's Office and mail the summons and complaint to the Attorney General. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(1). Mr. Paul responded to the show-cause order with evidence of his efforts to serve the BOP and the Attorney General. Dkts. 10-1, 10-2. However, he indicates no effort to serve the U.S. Attorney's Office for this District. See id. This action is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). The clerk is directed to enter final judgment consistent with this order. 1 Dockets.Justia.com SO ORDERED Date: 6/30/2021 Distribution: Swaray Edward Conteh THE FIRM OF FATIMA JOHNSON contehlaw@att.net 2

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