Evans v. Cameron
- Nelson Roman
- 7:25-cv-05267
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Evans v. Cameron, Judge Roman ordered service of Jordan Evans’s civil-rights complaint and required defendants to answer standard discovery requests.
Jordan Evans, the six named defendants, the Clerk of Court, and the U.S. Marshals Service are affected by the order’s service and discovery directives.
What happened
Jordan Evans, who is incarcerated and representing himself, sued S.A. Cameron, J. Franco, C.J. Maxcy, B. Bonanno, M. Regisford, and Rodriguez under a federal civil-rights law, alleging constitutional violations at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The court had already allowed him to proceed without paying filing fees in advance.
The court ordered the Clerk to issue summonses, prepare service forms, and send the necessary papers to the U.S. Marshals Service so the defendants can be served. It extended the service deadline to 90 days after the summonses are issued and told Evans to request more time if service is not completed by then. The court also applied Local Civil Rule 33.2, requiring the defendants to respond to specified discovery requests within 120 days after service.
Judge Nelson S. Roman entered the order on July 30, 2025. The order addressed service and discovery procedures; it did not decide whether Evans’s constitutional allegations are valid.
The detailed version
- Evans v. Cameron · No. 7:25-cv-05267
- Nelson Roman
- July 30, 2025
Background
Jordan Evans, who is incarcerated at Wende Correctional Facility and is proceeding without a lawyer, brought a civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that S.A. Cameron, J. Franco, C.J. Maxcy, B. Bonanno, M. Regisford, and Rodriguez violated his constitutional rights at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The opinion states that the court previously allowed Evans to proceed without prepaying filing fees.
Service of the lawsuit
Because Evans was allowed to proceed without prepaying fees, the court directed the U.S. Marshals Service to serve the defendants. The Clerk of Court was instructed to issue a summons for each defendant, complete a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return form for each defendant, and provide the Marshals Service with the documents needed for service.
The court extended the time for service to 90 days after the summonses are issued. If the complaint is not served within that period, Evans should request an extension of time. The court also directed Evans to notify it in writing if his address changes and stated that the action may be dismissed if he fails to do so.
Discovery
The court ruled that Local Civil Rule 33.2 applies. That rule requires defendants in certain prisoner cases to respond to specified court-ordered discovery requests. The defendants must serve responses to the standard interrogatories and requests for production of documents within 120 days after service of the complaint, and their responses must quote each request verbatim. The court directed that an information package be mailed to Evans and stated that he may request copies of the discovery requests from the Pro Se Intake Unit if he cannot access them online.
Disposition
The court ordered the Clerk to issue the summonses and provide the service materials to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also ruled that Local Civil Rule 33.2 applies and directed that an information package be mailed to Evans. This order concerns service and discovery procedures and does not resolve the merits of Evans’s constitutional claims.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.