Butler v. Wards et al

Filing 39

ORDER ADOPTING 32 Partial Report and Recommendations and granting in part and denying in part 19 Motion to Dismiss; defts DHO Wards, Jemmott, and Moores are dismissed without prejudice, and certifying that an ifp appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith; and ordering defts Lt. Wards, Gonzalez, Levin and Gaila to file an Answer within ten days of the entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 10/16/08. (bkp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS HELENA DIVISION JOHNNY L. BUTLER REG. #12790-076 V. LIEUTENANT WARDS, et al. 2:08CV00033 SWW/JTR DEFENDANTS

PLAINTIFF

ORDE R The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial Disposition submitted by United States Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray. No objections have been filed.1 After careful review, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommended Partial Disposition should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court's findings in all respects. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: 1. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, which has been construed as a Motion for Summary

Judgment (docket entry #19), is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART such that: (a) Plaintiff's due process and retaliation claims (Claims 1 and 2) are DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE; (b) separate Defendants DHO Wards, Jemmott, and Moores, are DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and (c) Plaintiff shall PROCEED, at this time, with his inadequate medical care and equal protection claims (Claims 3 and 4) against remaining Defendants Lt. Wards, Gonzalez, Levin, and Gaila. Plaintiff requested and was granted up to and including October 13, 2008 in which to file objections. 1
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The Court CERTIFIES, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis

appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith. 3. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(4), Defendants Lt. Wards, Gonzalez, Levin, and

Gaila shall file an Answer within ten days of the entry of this Order. Dated this 16th day of October, 2008. /s/Susan Webber Wright UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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