Solorzano v. Chief Desert et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
ANDREW D. SOLORZANO,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHIEF DESERT, et al.,
Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION
NO. 25-40050-MRG
ORDER
January 20, 2026
GUZMAN, D.J.
Andrew Solorzano, a resident of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, initiated this action by filing
a pro se complaint. Doc. No. 1. On July 29, 2025, Plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in
forma pauperis and was ordered to file an amended complaint that sets forth a plausible claim
upon which relief may be granted. Doc. No. 4. Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s Amended
Complaint. Doc. No. 6. Upon review, the Court hereby orders:
1. 	The Clerk shall issue summonses for defendants Chief Thomas Desert, Sargeant
Sean Paine, Officer Scott Crevier, Officer Nicole Patterson, and the Town of Sturbridge.
2. 	Plaintiff is responsible for ensuring that the summons, amended complaint, and
this order are served on the defendants in accordance with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure. “Any person who is at least 18 years old and not a party may serve a summons and
complaint.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2). Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, he may
also elect to have service completed by the United States Marshals Service (“USMS”). See Fed.
R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3). If Plaintiff chooses to have service completed by the USMS, he shall provide
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the agency with a copy of this order for its own records, together with all papers for service (the
summons, copies of the summons, the amended complaint, and this order) on the defendants and
a completed USM-285 form for each defendant. The USMS shall complete service as directed
by Plaintiff with all costs of service to be advanced by the United States. The Clerk shall
provide Plaintiff with blank USM-285 forms and instructions for service by the USMS.
3. 	Service must be completed within 90 days of the date the summonses issue.
Failure to complete service in a timely fashion may result in dismissal of this action without prior
notice to Plaintiff. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m); Local Rule 4.1 (D. Mass.). If Plaintiff elects to ask
the USMS to complete service, he must provide all papers for service and a completed USM-285
form to the agency well before this deadline.
So Ordered.
/s/ Margaret R. Guzman
MARGARET R. GUZMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: January 20, 2026
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