Thomas v. Shinseki
Plaintiff: Rickey Thomas
Defendant: Erick Shinseki
Case Number: 8:2012cv00309
Filed: August 30, 2012
Court: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Office: 8 Omaha Office
Presiding Judge: Pro Se Docket
Presiding Judge: John M. Gerrard
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Fed. Question
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 8, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: To obtain service of process on Defendant, Plaintiff must complete and return the summons form that the Clerk of the court will provide. The Clerk of the court shall send one summons form and one USM-285 form to Plaintiff, together with a copy of this Memorandum and Order. Plaintiff shall, as soon as possible, complete the forms and send the completed forms back to the Clerk of the court. In the absence of the forms, service of process ca nnot occur. Upon receipt of the completed forms, the Clerk of the court will sign the summons form, to be forwarded with a copy of the Amended Complaint to the U.S. Marshal for service of process. The Marshal shall serve the summons and Amended Co mplaint without payment of costs or fees. Service may be by certified mail pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 and Nebraska law in the discretion of the Marshal. The Clerk of the court will copy the Amended Complaint, and Plaintiff does n ot need to do so. Plaintiff is hereby notified that failure to obtain service of process on a defendant within 120 days of the date of this order may result in dismissal of this matter without further notice as to such defendant. A defendant has 2 1 days after receipt of the summons to answer or otherwise respond to a complaint. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case with the following text: "May 7, 2013: Check for completion of service of summons." The parties are bound by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and by the Local Rules of this court. Plaintiff shall keep the court informed of his current address at all times while this case is pending. Failure to do so may result in dismissal. Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(TCL )
October 12, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER that the Plaintiff shall have until November 12, 2012, to (1) amend his Complaint to sufficiently allege a prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII, and (2) file a copy of his EEOC charge and right-to-sue notice with the court. The Clerk of the court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this case using the following text: Check for amended complaint on November 12, 2012. Plaintiff's Motion to Appoint Counsel (Filing No. 3) is denied. Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (ADB)
September 18, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 6 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that leave to proceed in forma pauperis is provisionally granted, and the Complaint shall be filed without payment of fees. Ordered by Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(TCL )
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