McCranie v. Dunlap
Plaintiff: Michael Lee McCranie
Defendant: Tashalia T Dunlap
Case Number: 4:2022cv00050
Filed: January 19, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Joe J Volpe
Referring Judge: Billy Roy Wilson
Nature of Suit: Prison Condition: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER revoking #8 Partial Recommended Disposition; denying #7 Motion for Injunctive Relief; and certifying that an in forma pauperis appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 3/8/2022. (jbh)
March 7, 2022 Filing 19 CONSENT to Jurisdiction by U.S. Magistrate Judge. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 3/7/2022. (jbh)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting Defendant's motion to substitute attorney #17 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 3/4/2022. (lej)
March 4, 2022 Filing 17 MOTION to Substitute Attorney by Tashalia T Dunlap (Middlebrooks, Andrew)
March 4, 2022 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew J. Middlebrooks on behalf of Tashalia T Dunlap (Middlebrooks, Andrew)
February 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 15 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 8/29/2022. Dispositive motions due by 9/28/2022. Dispositive motions on the issue of exhaustion due by 4/28/2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 2/28/2022. (lej)
February 28, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE, CONSENT AND REFERENCE to a Magistrate Judge forwarded by the Clerk of Court. (lej)
February 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER denying Plaintiff's motion for order as frivolous #11 . The motion for subpoena is denied #12 . Subpoenas are issued for information from non-parties. Plaintiffs request should be made to opposing counsel through a proper discovery request. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 2/22/2022. (lej)
February 18, 2022 Filing 12 MOTION for Subpoena by Michael Lee McCranie. (ldb)
February 18, 2022 Filing 11 MOTION for Order by Michael Lee McCranie. (ldb)
February 17, 2022 Filing 10 ANSWER to #2 Complaint with Jury Demand by Tashalia T Dunlap.(Adkins, Reid)
February 17, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Reid Phillip Adkins on behalf of Tashalia T Dunlap (Adkins, Reid)
February 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 PROPOSED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS that Plaintiff's motion for injunctive relief be denied #7 . The Court certify, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis appeal from an order adopting this recommendation would not be taken in good faith. Objections due no later than 14 days from the date of this recommendation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 2/16/2022. (lej)
February 15, 2022 Filing 7 MOTION for Injunctive Relief by Michael Lee McCranie. (llg)
February 14, 2022 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Tashalia T Dunlap served on 1/27/2022. (kth)
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER denying Plaintiff's motion to appoint counsel #4 . A civil litigant does not have a constitutional or statutory right to appointed counsel in a civil action but the Court may appoint counsel at its discretion. 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(1). The Court has considered Plaintiff's need for an attorney, the likelihood that Plaintiff will benefit from assistance of counsel, the factual complexity of the case, the Plaintiff's ability to investigate and present his case, and the complexity of the legal issues. In considering these factors, the Court finds that Plaintiff's claims do not appear legally or factually complex, and it appears he is capable of prosecuting his claims without appointed counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 2/7/2022. (lej)
February 2, 2022 Filing 4 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Michael Lee McCranie. (llg)
January 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER granting #1 IFP Motion; directing monthly payments be made from Plaintiff's prison trust account for the $350 filing fee; directing the Clerk to mail a copy of this Order to the ADC Trust Fund Centralized Banking Office, the ADC Compliance Office, and the Warden of the Varner Unit; directing the Clerk to prepare a summons for Defendant Sergeant Tashalia T. Dunlap; and directing the U.S. Marshal to serve the summons, #2 Complaint, and this Order on her without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefore. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 1/21/2022. (jbh)
January 21, 2022 Summons Issued as to Tashalia T Dunlap and forwarded to the U.S. Marshal for service. (jbh)
January 19, 2022 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against Tashalia T Dunlap filed by Michael Lee McCranie. (llg)
January 19, 2022 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Michael Lee McCranie. (llg)

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Defendant: Tashalia T Dunlap
Represented By: Reid Phillip Adkins
Represented By: Andrew J. Middlebrooks
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