Williams v. Office of Child Support
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:21-cv-08235
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
Williams v. Office of Child Support: Judge Lehrburger ordered U.S. Marshals service for Sean Williams’s defendants, beginning the service process.
Sean Williams, the Office of Child Support, and NYU Langone Medical Center were affected by the court’s service instructions. Williams had to ensure timely service and keep the court informed of address changes.
What happened
In Williams v. Office of Child Support, Sean Williams was proceeding without a lawyer and needed help serving the Office of Child Support and NYU Langone Medical Center with the lawsuit.
The court directed the Clerk of Court to prepare service forms, issue summonses, and give the necessary paperwork to the U.S. Marshals Service. The order listed service addresses for both defendants.
Judge Lehrburger stated that Williams must ensure service within 90 days after the summonses are issued, request more time if necessary, and notify the court in writing of any address change. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Williams v. Office of Child Support · No. 1:21-cv-08235
- Paul Engelmayer
- May 31, 2022
What the order did
This was an order about service of process—the formal delivery of the lawsuit and summons to the defendants—not a decision on the merits of Sean Williams’s claims. Williams was proceeding without a lawyer.
Directions to the Clerk and Marshals Service
To allow Williams to serve the Office of Child Support and NYU Langone Medical Center through the U.S. Marshals Service, the court instructed the Clerk of Court to complete a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return Form for each defendant. The order listed these addresses:
- NYU Langone Hospitals, 550 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016. - Office of Child Support, 280 State Drive, Waterbury, Vermont 05671-1060.
The court also instructed the Clerk to issue summonses and deliver all paperwork needed for the Marshals Service to complete service.
Williams’s responsibilities
The order stated that Williams was responsible for ensuring that service occurred within 90 days after the summonses were issued. If necessary, he had to request an extension of time for service. He also had to notify the court in writing if his address changed, and the court stated that it could dismiss the action if he failed to do so.
Disposition
The court ordered the Clerk to take the specified service-related steps. The order did not resolve the underlying claims against either defendant.
Judge
The order was signed by Robert W. Lehrburger, United States Magistrate Judge.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.