Gray v. Open Hearth Association et al
Plaintiff: Bennie Gray, Jr
Defendant: Open Hearth Association, Fred Faulkner, Rasheba Williams, Scott Semple, Jason Bedard, Thomas Criscitiello, K. O'Brien, Anne Cournoyer and Santana
Case Number: 3:2017cv00423
Filed: March 13, 2017
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Office: New Haven Office
County: Hartford
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey A. Meyer
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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August 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 9 INITIAL REVIEW ORDER: In accordance with the foregoing analysis, the Court enters the following orders:(1) All claims against defendants Open Hearth Association, Semple, Criscitiello, OBrien, and Cournoyer and all due process claims against all de fendants are DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). The case will proceed on the equal protection and First Amendment retaliation claims against defendants Bedard, Santana, Faulkner and Williams.(2) The Clerk shall verify the c urrent work addresses for defendants Bedard and Santana with the Department of Correction Office of Legal Affairs. The Clerk shall then mail waiver of service of process request packets containing the Complaint to defendants Bedard and Santana at the confirmed addresses and to defendants Faulkner and Williams at the address provided in the Complaint within twenty-one (21) days of this Order, and report to the court on the status of the waiver request on the thirty-fifth (35) day after mai ling. If any defendant fails to return the waiver request, the Clerk shall make arrangements for in-person service by the U.S. Marshal Service on him or her in individual capacity and the defendant shall be required to pay the costs of such service i n accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d).(3) The Clerk shall send written notice to plaintiff of the status of this action, along with a copy of this Order.(4) The Clerk shall send a courtesy copy of the Amended Com plaint and this Order to the Connecticut Attorney General and the Department of Correction Office of Legal Affairs.(5) The defendants shall file their response to the complaint, either an answer or motion to dismiss, within sixty (60) days from the date the waiver forms are sent. If they choose to file an answer, they shall admit or deny the allegations and respond to the cognizable claim recited above. They also may include any and all additional defenses permitted by the Federal Rul es.(6) Discovery, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 through 37, shall be completed within seven months (210 days) from the date of this order. Discovery requests need not be filed with the court.(7) All motions for summary judgment shall be filed within eight months (240 days) from the date of this order.(8) Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7(a), a nonmoving party must respond to a dispositive motion within twenty-one (21) days of the date the motion was filed. If no response is filed, or the response is not timely, the dispositive motion can be granted absent objection.(9) If plaintiff changes his address at any time during the litigation of this case, Local Court Rule 83.1(c)2 provides that plaintiff M UST notify the court. Failure to do so can result in the dismissal of the case. Plaintiff must give notice of a new address even if he is incarcerated. Plaintiff should write PLEASE NOTE MY NEW ADDRESS on the notice. It is not enough to just put the new address on a letter without indicating that it is a new address. If plaintiff has more than one pending case, he should indicate all of the case numbers in the notification of change of address. Plaintiff should also notify the defendant or the attorney for the defendant of his new address. (10) Plaintiff shall utilize the Prisoner Efiling Program when filing documents with the court. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 8/8/2017. (Townsend, D.)
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Plaintiff: Bennie Gray, Jr
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Defendant: Fred Faulkner
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