SALVATO v. PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY et al, No. 2:2019cv00384 - Document 7 (D. Me. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE accepting 4 Report and Recommendations and granting 6 Motion for Service By JUDGE LANCE E. WALKER. (CJD)

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SALVATO v. PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY et al Doc. 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE LOUIS BRUCE SALVATO, Plaintiff v. PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 2:19-CV-00384-LEW ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE On September 17, 2019, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the Court his Order Granting Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Recommended Decision on 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) Review (ECF No. 4). The Magistrate Judge recommended, after screening Plaintiff’s complaint, that Plaintiff be permitted to proceed with his first amendment retaliation and procedural due process claims against Defendants, and that the Court enlarge the deadline for service of the Complaint to 90 days from the acceptance of the recommendation. The Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED, without prejudice to Defendants’ right to answer by means of a motion to dismiss, should they identify grounds for such a challenge. Given the foregoing, Plaintiff’s Motion for Service (ECF No. 6) is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. Dated this 18th day of November, 2019. /s/ Lance E. Walker U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com

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