Taylor v. Dorney et al
Plaintiff: David Taylor
Defendant: Jail Administrator Jimmy Dorney, Franklin County Jail and Jail Staff John Does
Case Number: 2:2020cv02240
Filed: December 21, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Mark E Ford
Referring Judge: P K Holmes
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 14, 2021 Filing 5 Mail Returned as Undeliverable marked No longer at Facility. Mail originally sent to David Taylor at Franklin County Jail PO Box 233 Ozark, AR. 72949 including Staff Notes, #3 Magistrate Notice/Consent Form, #2 Order Provisionally Filing Complaint. No new address available. New Address due by 2/16/2021. (jlm) (Main Document 5 replaced on 1/28/2021) (jlm).
January 7, 2021 Filing 4 TEXT ONLY ORDER REGARDING COMPLAINT DEFICIENCY. CLERK TO FOLLOW UP Plaintiff must file a Amended Complaint asserting only his own claims. The Clerk is directed to mail the Plaintiff a section 1983 complaint form. Plaintiff is directed to submit an Amended Complaint by January 21, 2021.In the Amended Complaint, Plaintiff must write short, plain statements telling the Court: (1) the constitutional right Plaintiff believes was violated; (2) the name of the Defendant who violated the right; (3) exactly what the Defendant did or failed to do; (4) how the action or inaction of that Defendant is connected to the violation of Plaintiff's constitutional rights; and (5) what specific injury Plaintiff suffered because of that Defendant's conduct. 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, the allegations against that Defendant will be dismissed for failure to state a claim.The 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. Plaintiff may not incorporate 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 January 21, 2021, deadline. Signed by Honorable Mark E. Ford on January 7, 2021. (smg)
December 21, 2020 Filing 3 Magistrate Notice/Consent Form. (lw)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER that the matter has been provisionally filed as the undersigned finds that additional information is needed to rule on Plaintiff's IFP application. Failure to comply within the time period specified could result in summary dismissal for failure to obey a court order.( Completed IFP due by 1/11/2021) Failure to inform the Court of an address change shall result in the dismissal of this case. Franklin County Jail terminated. See Order for specifics. Signed by Honorable Mark E. Ford on December 21, 2020. (lw)
December 21, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT REFERRED (42:1983) against All Defendants, filed by David Taylor.(lw)

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