Hovick v. Byers

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION DYLAN HOVICK, PLAINTIFF ADC #172159 Vv. 4:22CV00297-KGB-JTK JARED BYERS, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Having reviewed Dylan Hovick’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint (Doc. No. 1) for screening purposes,! the Court concludes service of Plaintiff's claims against Defendants Jared Byers, Dexter Payne, Claudia Harris, Rodney Ford, Evertt Litszey, William Freeman, IV, Kirk, and Nunnry is appropriate.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall prepare Summonses for Defendants Byers, Payne, Harris, Ford, Litszey, Freeman, Kirk, and Nunnry. The United States Marshal shall serve a copy of the Complaint (Doc. No. 1), Summons, and this Order on Defendants Byers, Payne, Harris, Ford, Litszey, Freeman, Kirk, and Nunnry without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefore. Service should be attempted through the ADC Compliance Office, P.O. Box 20550, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71612.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 6" day of June, 2022. ( JEROME T. KEARNEY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ' The Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) requires federal courts to screen prisoner complaints seeking relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a); Lewis v. Estes, 242 F.3d 375 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (§ 1915A’s screening requirement applies regardless of fee status).