Abernathy v. Rutledge
Plaintiff: Anthony L Abernathy
Defendant: Leslie Rutledge
Case Number: 4:2021cv00689
Filed: July 30, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Lee P Rudofsky
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER: There are a large number of cases before me that bring various challenges to Arkansas Act 1110 of 2021 and the resulting diversion of payments from the federal government to inmates under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). I am going to consolidate these cases for all pre-trial purposes under the docket in Hayes v. Rutledge, 4:21-cv-00347-LPR. The State must provide a response to Mr. Lamar's Motion for Preliminary Injunction on or before 8/30/2021. The Court will hold a joint hearing on the Motion to Dismiss in Hayes and the Motions for Preliminary Injunction in Lamar and Holloway on 8/31/2021 at 10:00 AM. Signed by Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on 8/23/2021. (jbh)
August 23, 2021 Cases associated. Create association to 4:21-cv-00347-LPR, pursuant to #4 Order. (jbh)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER granting #1 Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; directing monthly payments be made from Plaintiff's prison trust account for the $350 filing fee; directing the Clerk of the Court to send a copy of this Order to the Warden of the Ouachita River Unit, the ADC Trust Fund Centralized Banking Office, and the ADC Compliance Office; directing the Clerk of the Court to prepare Summons for Defendant Leslie Rutledge; and directing the United States Marshal to serve a copy of #2 Mr. Abernathy's Complaint, Summons and this Order on Attorney General Rutledge without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefore. Signed by Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on 08/10/2021. (ajt)
August 10, 2021 Summons Issued as to Leslie Rutledge and forwarded to USMS for service. (ajt)
July 30, 2021 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against Leslie Rutledge, filed by Anthony L Abernathy.(kdr)
July 30, 2021 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Anthony L Abernathy. (kdr)

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