CATALANO v. NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al, No. 2:2015cv04189 - Document 11 (D.N.J. 2015)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER accepting as filed the second amended complt.; directing the Clerk to issue a summons and for the US Marshal to serve the second amended complt., this memorandum and order, Court's Opinion and order of 8/11/2015 and Memorandum and order of 11/16/2015 upon defts. City of Newark, Det. Thomas Del Mauro, Det. Brian Costa and P.O. Edward Santiago; etc. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/17/2015. (nr, )

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT I)ISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY DANIEL A. CATALANO, Civ. No. 15-4189 (KM) (JBC) Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CITY OF NEWARK, et a!., Defendants. The plaintiff, I)aniel A. Catalano, is proceeding with an amended civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Among the claims that Mr. Catalano has raised is that police officers from the Newark Police Department unlawfully searched a vehicle in which he was travelling, unlawfully arrested him, and falsely imprisoned him. On November 16, 2015, this Court allowed the complaint to proceed past screening against the City of Newark and the unnamed officers. The Court instructed Mr. Catalano that, once the unnamed officer’s names were discovered, he should seek a further amendment to include their names, so that they can be served. On November 30, 2015, Mr. Catalano filed a second amended complaint that names the previously unnamed officers as defendants. Accordingly, IT IS this 7th day of 1)ecemher, 2015, ORDERED pursuant to Rule 15, Fed. R. Civ. P., that the second amended complaint is accepted for filing; and it is further ORDERED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 19 15(d) that the Clerk shall issue summonses and the U.S. Marshal shall serve the summonses and a copy of the second amended complaint and this Memorandum Order, as well as the Court’s August II, 2015 Opinion and Order (l)kt. Nos. 3 & 4) and the November 16, 2015 Memorandum Order (I)kt. No. 7), upon defendants the City of Dockets.Justia.com V. Newark, Del. Thomas Del Mauro. Del. Brian Costa, and P.O. Edward Santiago, with all costs of service advanced by the United Stales; and it is further ORDERED that defendants the City of Newark, Del Mauro, Costa, and Santiago shall file a responsive pleading within the lime specified by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve this Order on plaintiff by regu’ar U.S. mail. KEVIN MCNULTY United States District Judge 2

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