Towns v. Martin
Plaintiff: Mario Towns
Defendant: Leroy Martin, Administrator Gene Sieger, Chief Deputy Jerry Maness and Darrell Elkins
Case Number: 1:2023cv01066
Filed: June 27, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Barry A Bryant
Referring Judge: Susan O Hickey
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 16, 2023 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (42:1983) by Mario Towns. Motions referred to Barry A Bryant.(lgd)
August 4, 2023 Filing 12 SUPPLEMENT by Plaintiff Mario Towns to #9 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (42:1983).(mll)
July 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER DIRECTING that a Second Amended Complaint and completed IFP be filed. Amended Complaint and completed IFP due by 8/22/2023. Signed by Honorable Barry A Bryant on July 31, 2023.(mll)
July 28, 2023 Filing 10 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Gene Sieger, Jerry Maness, Leroy Martin, Darrell Elkins filed by Mario Towns. Related document: #1 Complaint filed by Mario Towns.(mll)
July 28, 2023 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (42:1983) by Mario Towns. Motions referred to Barry A Bryant.(mll)
July 18, 2023 Filing 8 MEMORANDUM BRIEF in Support of #1 Complaint by Mario Towns.(mll)
July 6, 2023 Filing 7 TEXT ONLY ORDER REGARDING In Forma Pauperis Application. Plaintiff failed to submit an IFP Application with his Complaint. Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to mail Plaintiff an IFP Application and certificate, and Plaintiff is directed to complete and return the application along with the certificate to the Court. CLERK TO FOLLOW UP Completed IFP due by 7/27/2023. Signed by Honorable Barry A Bryant on July 6, 2023. (awl)
July 6, 2023 Filing 6 TEXT ONLY ORDER REGARDING COMPLAINT DEFICIENCY. After review of the Complaint, it is determined that the Plaintiff did not submit the complaint on the court-approved form for this District. For this reason, Plaintiff is directed to submit an Amended Complaint within 21 days of the date of this Order. The Clerk is directed to mail the Plaintiff a court-approved 1983 form.In the Amended Complaint, Plaintiff must write short, plain statements telling the Court: the constitutional right Plaintiff believes was violated;the name of the Defendant who violated the right;exactly what the Defendant did or failed to do;how the action or inaction of that Defendant is connected to the violation of the constitutional rights;and what specific injury Plaintiff suffered because of the misconduct of that Defendant. See Rizzo v. Goode, 423 U.S. 362,371-72,377 (1976);Fed.R.Civ.P.8. Plaintiff must repeat this process for each person he has named as a Defendant. Plaintiff is CAUTIONED that he must affirmatively link the conduct of each named Defendant with the specific injury he suffered. If he fails to do so, the allegations against that Defendant will be dismissed for failure to state a claim.Plaintiff must clearly designate on the face of the document that it is a First Amended Complaint. The First Amended Complaint must be retyped or rewritten in its entirety on the court-approved form. You may not refer back to any part of the original complaint. A First Amended Complaint supersedes, or takes the place of, the original Complaint. After amendment, the Court will treat the original Complaint as nonexistent. Any cause of action that was raised in the original Complaint is waived if it is not raised in the First Amended Complaint. This case shall be subject to dismissal if Plaintiff fails to return the Amended Complaint to the Court by the deadline. CLERK TO FOLLOW UP Amended Complaint due by 7/27/2023. Signed by Honorable Barry A Bryant on July 6, 2023. (awl)
June 27, 2023 Filing 5 Magistrate Notice/Consent Form.(mll)
June 27, 2023 Filing 4 Case transferred in from District of Arkansas Eastern; Case Number 4:23-cv-00589. Docket sheet received.
June 27, 2023 TEXT ONLY NOTICE: COMPLAINT REFERRED (42:1983) transferred in from Eastern District of Arkansas.(mll)
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER that the Clerk is directed to immediately transfer this case to the USDC for the W/D of Arkansas. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 6/26/2023. (lej) [Transferred from ared on 6/27/2023.]
June 23, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #1 Complaint. CORRECTION: The original document was attached in error due to a clerical mistake by the Clerks office. The correct document was added to docket entry #1 . (Copy of correct document attached hereto for service/review by the parties.) (kdr) [Transferred from ared on 6/27/2023.]
June 21, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Leroy Martin, filed by Mario Towns.(kdr) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/23/2023: #1 Main Document - Correct) (kdr). [Transferred from ared on 6/27/2023.]

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