Scozzari v. Tantillo et al
Plaintiff: Brandon Scozzan and Brandon Scozzari
Defendant: Morell and Tantillo
Case Number: 3:2020cv01104
Filed: August 3, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey A Meyer
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 23, 2020 Filing 11 NOTICE of Change of Address by Brandon Scozzari (Payton, R.)
September 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STANDING ORDER RE INITIAL DISCOVERY DISCLOSURES. Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 9/4/2020.(Freberg, B)
September 4, 2020 REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service and Notice of Lawsuit along with copies of Complaint, IRO, Administrative Directive, and Standing Order re Initial Discovery Disclosures sent to Officers Carlos Morell and Anthony Tantillo by Brandon Scozzari. Waiver of Service due by 10/9/2020 (Freberg, B)
August 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 INITIAL REVIEW ORDER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 1915A. In accordance with the attached opinion, the Court enters the following orders:(1)Scozzaris Eighth Amendment claim for excessive force and failure to intervene may proceed against defendants Tantillo and Morell in their individual capacities (Doc. #1 ). All other claims are DISMISSED.(2)The Clerk shall verify the current work addresses for the Tantillo and Morell with the DOC Office of Legal Affairs, mail a waiver of service of process request packet containing the complaint of those defendants at the confirmed addresses within twenty-one (21) days of this Order, and report to the Court on the status of the waiver requests by no later than the thirty-fifth (35) day after mailing. If any defendant fails to return the waiver request, the Clerk shall arrange for in-person service by the U.S. Marshals Service on that defendant, and that defendant shall be required to pay the costs of such service in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d).(3)All defendants shall file their response to the complaint, either an answer or motion to dismiss, within sixty (60) days from the date the notice of lawsuit and waiver of service of summons forms are mailed to them.(4)The Clerk shall send a courtesy copy of the complaint and this Order to the DOC Office of Legal Affairs.(5)The discovery deadline is extended to six months (180 days) from the date of this Order. The parties must comply with the District of Connecticut Standing Order Re: Initial Discovery Disclosures which the Clerk must sent to plaintiff with a copy of this Order. The order can be found at http://ctd.uscourts.gov/district-connecticut-public-standing-orders. Note that discovery requests should not be filed with the Court. In the event of a dispute over discovery, the parties should make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute amongst themselves; then, the parties should file the appropriate motion to compel on the docket.(6)The deadline for summary judgment motions is extended to seven months (210 days) from the date of this Order.(7)Pursuant to Local Rule 7(a), a nonmoving party must respond to a dispositive motion (i.e., a motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment) within twenty-one (21) days of the date the motion was filed. If no response is filed, or the response is not timely, the Court may grant the dispositive motion without further proceedings.(8)If the plaintiff changes his address at any time during the litigation of this case, Local Court Rule 83.1(c)2 provides that he MUST 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. He 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 must indicate all of the case numbers in the notification of change of address. Plaintiff must also notify defendants or defense counsel of his new address.(9)Plaintiff shall utilize the Prisoner E-Filing Program when filing documents with the Court. Plaintiff is advised that the Program may be used only to file with the Court. As discovery requests are not filed with the Court, the parties must serve discovery requests on each other by regular mail. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 08/31/2020. (Johnson, R.)
August 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. If you change your address at any time during the litigation of this case, Local Rule 83.1(c)2 provides that you notify the court. Failure to do so can result in the dismissal of your case. Signed by US Magistrate Judge William I Garfinkel on 8/19/20. (Payton, R.)
August 18, 2020 Filing 7 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Brandon Scozzari. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(Payton, R.)
August 10, 2020 Filing 6 Notice to petitioner re: Insufficiency #2 Ledger Sheet. You must submit a Ledger Sheet showing the past six months transactions. If insufficiency not corrected Dismissal due by 8/31/2020 Signed by US Magistrate Judge William I Garfinkel on 8/10/20.(Payton, R.)
August 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 STANDING ORDER ON PRISONER ELECTRONIC FILING PROGRAM Signed by Judge Janet C. Hall on 08/3/2020.(Fazekas, J.)
August 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 08/3/2020.(Fazekas, J.)
August 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer on 08/3/2020.(Fazekas, J.)
August 3, 2020 Filing 2 PRISCS - MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Brandon Scozzan. (Fazekas, J.)
August 3, 2020 Filing 1 PRISCS - COMPLAINT against Morell, Tantillo, filed by Brandon Scozzan.(Fazekas, J.)

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