Bartylla v. Centurion Medical Services et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
NICHOLAS EDWIN BARTYLLA,
Plaintiff,
v.
PAUL SCHNELL, MN – DOC
Commissioner of Corrections;
CENTURIAN MEDICAL SERVICES,
and Affiliates; STEPHAN CRAANE,
MD; BRENT PLACKNER, P.A.;
CAROL, Nurse; JOAN WOLFF, Nurse;
OYE, Lt.; STEVE KANTOLA, Lt.; JANE
DOE; and JOHN DOE,
Defendants.
Case No. 25-CV-4495 (PAM/JFD)
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. 	Plaintiff Nicholas Edwin Bartylla must submit a properly completed Marshal
Service Form (Form USM-285) for Stephan Craane and Brent Plackner. If
Mr. Bartylla does not complete and return the Marshal Service Forms within
30 days of this order, the undersigned magistrate judge will recommend that
Mr. Bartylla’s claims against defendants Craane and Plackner be dismissed
without prejudice for failure to prosecute. Marshal Service Forms will be
provided to Mr. Bartylla by the Court.
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2. 	After the return of the completed Marshal Service Forms, the Clerk of Court
is directed to seek waiver of service from defendants Craane and Plackner,
consistent with Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
3. 	If a defendant fails without good cause to sign and return a waiver within 30
days of the date that the waiver is mailed, the Court will impose upon that
defendant 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).
4. 	The U.S. Marshals Service is directed to effect service of process on
defendant Centurion Medical Services consistent with Rule 4(e) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Date: March 11, 2026 	s/ John F. Docherty
JOHN F. DOCHERTY
United States Magistrate Judge
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