FOIA Activity: 1 New Procedural or Substantive Decisions

We have added 1 decision of a procedural or substantive nature filed between January 2, 2022 and January 8, 2022. These are associated with 1 FOIA case pending in federal district court. Note that because there can be delays between the date a decision is made and when it shows up on PACER, this listing includes only decisions that appeared on PACER during this period.

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• NYS 1:2021cv04702 — Bal v. U.S. Department of the Treasury

  • January 4, 2022: ORDER OF SERVICE: The Court therefore extends the time to serve until 90 days after the date the summons is issued. If the amended complaint is not served within that time, Plaintiff should request an extension of time for service. See Meilleur v. Strong, 682 F.3d 56, 63 (2d Cir. 2012) (holding that it is the plaintiff's responsibility to request an extension of time for service); see also Murray v. Pataki, 378 F. App'x 50, 52 (2d Cir. 2010) ("As long as the [plaintiff pr oceeding IFP] provides the information necessary to identify the defendant, the Marshal' failure to effect service automatically constitutes 'good cause' for an extension of time within the meaning of Rule 4(m)."). To allow Plai ntiff to effect service on Defendants United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, Jason E. Prince, Marshall Fields, and Charles Bishop through the U.S. Marshals Service, the Clerk of Court is instructed to fill out a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return form ("USM-285 form") for these defendants. The Clerk of Court is further instructed to (1) mark the box on the USM-285 forms labeled "Check for service on U.S.A."; (2) issue a sum mons; and (3) deliver to the Marshals Service all the paperwork necessary for the Marshals Service to effect service upon these defendants. To allow Plaintiff to effect service on Defendants Paypal, Inc. and Robert Hurst through the U.S. Marshals S ervice, the Clerk of Court is instructed to fill out a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return form ("USM-285 form") for these defendants. The Clerk of Court is further instructed to (1) issue a summons; and (2) deliver to the Ma rshals Service all the paperwork necessary for the Marshals Service to effect service upon these defendants. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on 1/3/2022) (tg) Transmission to Pro Se Assistants for processing.