Williams v. Butler et al
Plaintiff: Joe Williams
Defendant: Ashdown Police Department, Zane Butler, Mickey Buchanan and Gina Butler
Case Number: 4:2019cv04126
Filed: September 30, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Presiding Judge: Barry A Bryant
Referring Judge: Susan O Hickey
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
November 4, 2019 Filing 9 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Mickey Buchanan, Zane Butler, Gina Butler terminating Ashdown Police Department filed by Joe Williams. (mll)
October 15, 2019 Filing 8 CLERK'S ORDER re PLRA Initial Fee directing ADC - Pine Bluff Unit to collect from petitioner's prison account an initial partial filing fee of $3.45; thereafter to collect monthly payments from petitioner's prison account in amount equal to 20% of preceding month's income credited to account until $350.00 filing fee is paid in full (cc: AR Board of Corrections, Compliance Division; Department of Correction, Trust Fund & Centralized Banking Office; Fiscal Manager, AR Department of Community Correction). (mll)
October 15, 2019 Filing 7 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 11/5/2019. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on October 15, 2019. (klk)
October 15, 2019 Filing 6 TEXT ONLY ORDER granting #1 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Pursuant to the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, the clerk is directed to collect the $350.00 filing fee from the plaintiff. Plaintiff is advised that he is required to immediately inform the Court of any change of address. If Plaintiff is transferred to another jail or prison, he shall have 30 days from the date of transfer in which to notify the Court of his new address. Plaintiff shall submit a change of address on a separate piece of paper entitled "Notice to the Court of Change of Address" and not include any motions or otherwise request relief in this document. The notice shall contain only information pertaining to the address change. Plaintiffs case shall be subject to dismissal if he fails to inform the Court of an address change.. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on October 15, 2019. (klk)
September 30, 2019 Filing 5 Magistrate Notice/Consent Form. (mll)
September 30, 2019 Filing 4 Case transferred in from District of Arkansas Eastern; Case Number 4:19-cv-00632. Docket sheet received.
September 30, 2019 TEXT ONLY NOTICE: COMPLAINT REFERRED (42:1983) transferred in from Eastern District of Arkansas. (mll)
September 30, 2019 MOTIONS REFERRED to Honorable Barry A. Bryant: #1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Joe Williams. Motions referred to Honorable Barry A. Bryant. (mll)
September 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER directing the Clerk to immediately transfer the entire case file to the USDC for the Western District of Arkansas. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 9/16/2019. (kdr) [Transferred from ared on 9/30/2019.]
September 17, 2019 Docket Note: Case electronically transferred to the USDC for the Western District of Arkansas on this date. (kdr) [Transferred from ared on 9/30/2019.]
September 12, 2019 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Joe Williams. (ljb) [Transferred from ared on 9/30/2019.]
September 12, 2019 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Joe Williams. (ljb) [Transferred from ared on 9/30/2019.]

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