Abdulaziz/Askew v. Payne et al
Plaintiff: Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew
Defendant: Dexter Payne, Wendy Kelley, Lindsey Fortson, Rodney Ford, Antonio Jackson, Jared Byers, M Cloird, Nate Smith, Pattie Conley, Asa Hutchinson and Dora Ann Blunt
Case Number: 4:2020cv00529
Filed: May 18, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Beth Deere
Referring Judge: James M Moody
Nature of Suit: Prison Condition: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 6, 2020 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION #22 Answer. CORRECTION: The docket entry was modified to establish linkage to #9 Supplement to Complaint as marked on the document. (cmn)
July 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER denying #24 Motion for Reconsideration re: #8 Order denying class certification and denying an Order requiring ADC officials to allow access to law library. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 7/2/2020. (csf)
July 1, 2020 Filing 24 MOTION for Reconsideration re #8 Order by Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew. (ljb)
July 1, 2020 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Thomas James on behalf of Dora Ann Blunt, Jared Byers, M Cloird, Rodney Ford, Antonio Jackson, Wendy Kelley(Secretary, ADC), Dexter Payne (James, Robert)
July 1, 2020 Filing 22 ANSWER to #2 Complaint with Jury Demand and Answer to #9 Supplement to Complaint by Dora Ann Blunt, Jared Byers, M Cloird, Rodney Ford, Antonio Jackson, Wendy Kelley(Secretary, ADC), Dexter Payne.(James, Robert) (Docket entry modified on 7/6/2020 to establish linkage.)(cmn)
July 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER directing the Clerk to prepare a new summons for Defendant Smith; and directing the Marshal to serve Defendant Smith with a summons and a copy of the #2 complaint and the #9 supplement to the complaint, with any attachments, without requiring prepayment of fees and costs or security. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 7/1/2020. (jbh)
July 1, 2020 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #11 Answer. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the filing parties as indicated on the document and pursuant to instruction from chambers. (kbc)
July 1, 2020 Summons Reissued as to Nate Smith and forwarded to the U.S. Marshal for service. (jbh)
June 30, 2020 Filing 20 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Dora Ann Blunt served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Jared Byers served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 18 SUMMONS Returned Executed. M Cloird served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Rodney Ford served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 16 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Antonio Jackson served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Wendy Kelley served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 14 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Dexter Payne served on 6/11/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 13 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Nate Smith. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Asa Hutchinson served on 6/15/2020. (ajt)
June 30, 2020 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #11 Answer. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the linkage to #2 Complaint and #9 Supplement as marked on the document. (jak)
June 29, 2020 Filing 11 ANSWER to #2 Complaint with Jury Demand and #9 Supplement by Dora Ann Blunt, Jared Byers, M Cloird, Rodney Ford, Antonio Jackson, Wendy Kelley(Secretary, ADC), Dexter Payne.(James, Robert) (Docket text modified on 6/30/2020 to correct the linkage) (jak) Docket text modified on 7/1/2020 to correct the filing parties. (kbc)
June 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER approving and adopting #5 Recommendation as this Court's findings in its entirety; and dismissing, without prejudice, Mr. Abdulaziz/Askew's claims regarding the Defendants' failure to properly process his grievances. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 6/9/2020. (ljb)
June 3, 2020 Filing 9 SUPPLEMENT to #2 Complaint by Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew. (Docketed pursuant to #8 Order). (jbh)
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #6 motion to certify this lawsuit as a class action, to order ADC officials to allow Plaintiff access to the law library, and for copies; directing the Clerk to provide Mr. Abdulaziz/Askew a copy of docket entry #2 , along with a copy of this Order; declining to certify this lawsuit as a class action; granting #7 motion for copies; directing the Clerk to file pages seven and nine of Plaintiff's complaint as a supplement to Mr. Abdulaziz/Askew's complaint; and directing the Clerk to provide Mr. Abdulaziz/Askew copies of those pages, along with a copy of this Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 6/3/2020. (jbh)
June 1, 2020 Filing 6 MOTION to Certify Class, for Order, and for Copies by Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew. (ljb)
May 26, 2020 Filing 7 MOTION for Copies and Request for Correction by Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew. (llg)
May 22, 2020 Filing 5 PARTIAL RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION recommending that Mr. Abdulaziz/Askew's claims regarding the Defendants' failure to properly process his grievances be dismissed, without prejudice. Objections due within 14 days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 05/22/2020. (ajt)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER directing the Clerk of Court to prepare summonses for the Defendants; directing the Marshal to serve the Defendants with summonses and copies of #2 complaint with any attachments, without prepayment of fees and costs or security; and directing the Clerk to terminate the duplicative listing of Defendant Kelley. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 05/22/2020. (ajt)
May 22, 2020 Summons Issued as to All Defendants and forwarded to the U.S. Marshal for service. (ljb)
May 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 INITIAL ORDER FOR PRO SE PRISONER-PLAINTIFFS granting #1 IFP motion; directing monthly payments be made from Plaintiff's prison trust account for the $350 filing fee; and directing the Clerk of the Court to send a copy of this Order to the ADC Trust Fund Centralized Banking Office, the ADC Compliance Division, and the Warden of the Maximum Security Unit. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 5/20/2020. (jbh)
May 18, 2020 Filing 2 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against All Defendants, filed by Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew.(kdr)
May 18, 2020 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Mu'min Abdulaziz/Askew. (kdr)

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