Fort v. Cooper et al
Plaintiff: Lonnell I Fort
Defendant: Nancy Cooper, John Matlock, Steve Casteillo, Nicholous Sarver, Kyle Sweringer, Mary Inman, Donalod Lee Owen, Thomas Jefferson Burks, Tierra Fort and Vivian Rouse
Case Number: 6:2021cv06127
Filed: September 9, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Office: Hot Springs Office
Presiding Judge: Barry A Bryant
Referring Judge: Susan O Hickey
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 18, 2021 Filing 20 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re #2 Complaint filed by Lonnell I Fort. Objections to R&R due by 11/4/2021. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on October 18, 2021. (lw)
September 17, 2021 Filing 19 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 10/8/2021. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on September 17, 2021. (klk)
September 17, 2021 Filing 18 TEXT ONLY ORDER REGARDING In Forma Pauperis Application. The Clerk is directed to send Plaintiff a blank Prisoner IFP application. Plaintiff is given 21 days from the date of this Order to either return the completed application to this court for review and filing or pay the 350.00 dollar filing fee and 52.00 dollar administrative fee, a total of 402.00 dollars. This case shall be subject to dismissal for failure to obey an order of the Court if Plaintiff fails to return the completed IFP application or pay the 402.00 dollar filing fee by the deadline. CLERK TO FOLLOW UP Completed IFP due by 10/8/2021. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on September 17, 2021. (klk)
September 17, 2021 Filing 17 TEXT ONLY ORDER denying #11 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis because the form was not completed. Specifically, Plaintiff indicated that he had several types of income, but did not describe them as directed on the form. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on September 17, 2021. (klk)
September 9, 2021 Filing 16 Magistrate Notice/Consent Form. (mjm)
September 9, 2021 Filing 15 Case transferred in from District of Arkansas Eastern; Case Number 4:21-cv-00683. Docket sheet received.
September 9, 2021 TEXT ONLY NOTICE: COMPLAINT REFERRED (42:1983) transferred in from Eastern District of Arkansas. (mjm)
September 9, 2021 MOTIONS REFERRED to Honorable Barry A. Bryant: #11 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Lonnell I Fort, #12 MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Lonnell I Fort. Motions referred to Honorable Barry A. Bryant.(mjm)
September 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER directing the Clerk of Court to immediately transfer Plaintiff's entire case file to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 9/8/2021. (jbh) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
September 7, 2021 Filing 13 NOTICE by Lonnell I Fort. (kth) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
September 7, 2021 Filing 12 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Lonnell I Fort. (kth) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
September 7, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Lonnell I Fort. (kth) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
September 7, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE of Change of Address by Lonnell I Fort. (cmn) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
September 2, 2021 Filing 9 Mail Returned Undeliverable as to Lonnell I Fort re #4 Motion for Order, #5 Motion for Order. Resent to updated address. (fjg) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER denying #6 Motion for Order; directing Fort to either pay the $402 filing and administrative fee, or file a complete IFP application, including a signed certificate and signed calculation sheet, within 30 days of the date of this Order; and directing the Clerk to send Fort an IFP application, including certificate and calculation sheet. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 9/1/2021. (jbh) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
August 31, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER denying #4 , #5 Motions for Order; and construing these documents as supplements to Fort's Complaint. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 08/31/2021. (ajt) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
August 30, 2021 Filing 6 MOTION for Order by Lonnell I Fort. (kdr) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
August 16, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION for Order by Lonnell I Fort. (llg) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
August 16, 2021 Filing 4 MOTION for Order by Lonnell I Fort. (llg) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
August 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER denying without prejudice #1 motion to proceed in forma pauperis; directing Fort to either pay the $402 filing and administrative fee, or file a complete IFP application, including a signed certificate and calculation sheet within 30 days from the date of this Order; and directing the Clerk to send Fort an IFP application, including calculation sheet. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 08/06/2021. (ajt) (Docket text modified on 8/6/2021 to correct typographical error.)(cmn) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
July 27, 2021 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Lonnell I Fort.(kdr) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]
July 27, 2021 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Lonnell I Fort. (kdr) [Transferred from ared on 9/9/2021.]

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