Polk v. Gray
Plaintiff: Allen Polk
Defendant: Jason Gray
Case Number: 6:2025cv06016
Filed: February 6, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Office: Hot Springs Office
Presiding Judge: Susan O Hickey
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 31, 2025 Filing 12 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re #2 Complaint filed by Allen Polk. Objections to R&R due by 4/17/2025. Signed by Honorable Mark E. Ford on March 31, 2025.(mll)
March 31, 2025 TEXT ONLY CLERK'S ORDER OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT to a District Judge. Case reassigned to presiding judge Honorable Susan O. Hickey and Honorable Mark E. Ford as the referral judge.(mll)
March 4, 2025 Filing 11 TEXT ONLY SHOW CAUSE ORDER - FAILURE TO OBEY ORDER. The Court entered an Order directing Plaintiff to submit an Amended Complaint by 2/27/2025. This Order was not returned as undeliverable. Plaintiff did not respond. Plaintiff is given 21 days to show cause why he failed to obey the Order of the Court. If Plaintiff fails to respond by the deadline, this case shall be subject to dismissal. Show Cause Response due by 3/25/2025.. Signed by Honorable Mark E. Ford on March 4, 2025. (klk)
February 6, 2025 Filing 10 TEXT ONLY MOTION for Service by Allen Polk.(mll)
February 6, 2025 Filing 9 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 2/27/2025. Signed by Honorable Mark E. Ford on February 6, 2025. (klk)
February 6, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE OF DIRECT ASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE directed to Plaintiff. This case has been assigned to a U.S. Magistrate Judge to conduct all proceedings and for entry of a final judgment. You must return the attached form memorializing consent or requesting reassignment to a District Judge within twenty-one (21) days. Consent or Reassignment form due by 2/27/2025.(mll)
February 6, 2025 Filing 7 Case transferred in from District of Arkansas Eastern; Case Number 4:24-cv-00810. Docket sheet received.
February 6, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER directing the Clerk of the Court to immediately transfer Mr. Polk's entire case file to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 02/06/2025. (llg) [Transferred from ared on 2/6/2025.]
February 6, 2025 TEXT ONLY NOTICE: COMPLAINT (42:1983) transferred in from Eastern District of Arkansas.(mll)
October 24, 2024 Filing 5 Mail Returned Undeliverable as to Allen Polk re #1 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, #2 Complaint. Previously resent to updated address. (fjg) [Transferred from ared on 2/6/2025.]
October 11, 2024 Filing 4 MOTION for File Marked Copies. Filed by Allen Polk. (jap) [Transferred from ared on 2/6/2025.]
October 11, 2024 Filing 3 NOTICE of Change of Address by Allen Polk. (jbh) [Transferred from ared on 2/6/2025.]
September 23, 2024 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against Jason Gray filed by Allen Polk. (llg) [Transferred from ared on 2/6/2025.]
September 23, 2024 Filing 1 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Allen Polk. (Copy mailed.) (llg) [Transferred from ared on 2/6/2025.]

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