Gray v. Hanbery & Turner, P.A.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
I’Osha Gray,
Plaintiff,
v.
Hanbery & Turner, P.A.,
Defendant.
Case No. 26-CV-0001 (LMP/DJF)
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. 	The application to proceed in forma pauperis of I’Osha Gray (ECF No. 2) is
GRANTED.
2. 	If Ms. Gray intends to effect service of process through officers of the Court, then
Ms. Gray must submit a properly completed Marshal Service Form (Form USM-
285) for the defendant. By February 5, 2026, Ms. Gray must either complete and
return the Marshal Service Form or file a letter stating that she intends to effect
service of process on her own behalf. 	If she fails to do so, the Court may
recommend that this matter be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute
it. The Court will provide a Marshal Service Form to Ms. Gray.
3. 	The Court directs the Clerk of Court to seek a waiver of service from defendant
Hanbery & Turner, P.A. after Ms. Gray returns the completed Marshal Service
Form, consistent with Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
4. 	If the defendant fails without good cause to sign and return a waiver within 30 days
of the date when the waiver is mailed, the Court will impose upon the defendant
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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).
Dated: January 6, 2026 	s/ Dulce J. Foster 	______________
Dulce J. Foster
United States Magistrate Judge
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