IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF DIVISION KENNETH RAY PITTS ADC #085938 PLAINTIFF

v. No. 5:19-cv-297-DPM

THOMPSON, Nurse DEFENDANT

ORDER On de novo review, the Court adopts Magistrate Judge Kearney’s recommendation, Doc. 82, and overrules Pitts’s objections, Doc. 85 & 88. FED. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3)._ The Court has twice issued a summons for Nurse Thompson to be served through the Humphries, Odum & Eubanks law firm. Twice the summons has been returned with an explanation that Thompson is not a current employee of Correct Care Solutions. Doc. 27 & 69. Pitts hasn’t provided an alternative service address for Thompson; and it’s his responsibility to do so. Lee v. Armontrout,

(8th Cir. 1993) (per curiam). Further, his arguments about serving corporations do not apply because Thompson isanindividual. Doc. 87at2-5; FED.R.CIV.P.4(e). Pitts’s amended complaint will therefore be dismissed without prejudice. His pending motions are denied as moot. Doc. 58, 61, 78, 84 & 86-88.

So Ordered. [TAG Ao □□ _ D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge ad unre 20~0

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