Bartylla v. Centurion Medical Services et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
NICHOLAS EDWIN BARTYLLA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MN-D.O.C. COMMISSIONER OF COR-
RECTIONS PAUL SCHNELL; CENTU-
RION MEDICAL SERVICES AND AF-
FILIATES; STEPHAN CRAANE, MD.;
BRENT 	PLACKNER, 	P.A.; 	CAROL,
JOAN WOLFF; LT. KANTOLA; and LT.
OYE,
Defendants.
Case No. 25-CV-4495 (PAM/JFD)
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. 	The application to proceed in forma pauperis of Plaintiff Nicholas Edwin
Bartylla (Dkt. No. 2) is GRANTED.
2. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to send to the email account designated by the
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office: (1) a Notice of Electronic Filing notifying the State
of Minnesota that this lawsuit has been filed and that in forma pauperis status has been
granted; and (2) a copy of the operative pleading in this matter (Dkt. No. 1).
3. 	Within 30 days of this order’s date, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
is directed to file a “Waiver of Service Executed” form with respect to the following de-
fendants: Paul Schnell, Stephan Craane, Brent Placker, “Carol,” Joan Wolff, “Lt. Kantola,”
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and “Lt. Oye”; except that if any such defendant does not waive service, the Minnesota
Attorney General’s Office shall file a statement identifying those defendants for whom
service of process is not being waived.
4. 	Mr. Bartylla must submit a properly completed Marshal Service Form (Form
USM-285) for Defendant “Centurion Medical Services and Affiliates.” If Mr. Bartylla does
not complete and return the Marshal Service Forms within 30 days of this Order’s date, the
Court may recommend that this matter be dismissed without prejudice for failure to pros-
ecute. The Clerk of Court is directed to provide Marshal Service Forms to Mr. Bartylla.
5. 	After Mr. Bartylla returns the completed Marshal Service Forms, the Clerk
of Court is directed to seek waivers of service from “Centurion Medical Services and Af-
filiates,” consistent with Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
6. 	If a defendant identified in Paragraphs 4 and 5 who is subject to waiver of
service under Rule 4(d) fails without good cause to sign and return a waiver of service
within 30 days of the date that the waiver is mailed, the Court will impose upon that de-
fendant the expenses later incurred in effecting service of process. Absent a showing of
good cause, reimbursement of the costs of service is mandatory and will be imposed in all
cases in which a defendant does not sign and return a waiver of service form. See Fed. R.
Civ. P. 4(d)(2).
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7. 	Mr. Bartylla must pay the unpaid balance ($333.14) of this action’s statutory
filing fee for this action in the manner prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), and the Clerk
of Court shall provide notice of this requirement to the authorities at the institution where
Mr. Bartylla is confined.
Dated: December 18, 2025 	s/ John F. Docherty
JOHN F. DOCHERTY
United States Magistrate Judge
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