Long v. Obi et al

Filing 40

ORDER finding as moot 5 Partial Report and Recommendations; granting 16 Motion to Amend/Correct; and directing the Clerk to file Document No. 16-1 as Long's Amended Complaint.. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 7/31/12. (kpr)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL LONG JR. ADC# 128075 v. PLAINTIFF No. 2:12-cv-109-DPM-BD NWANNEM OKOYE OBI; GERALDINE CAMPBELL; DEBRA HORTON; CHAROLETTE GARDNER; BAGWELL; STRICKLAND; KITTRELL; BRENDA MINOR; WENDY KELLEY; LAU; and CORIZON MEDICAL SERVICES INC. DEFENDANTS ORDER InJ une, Magistrate Judge Beth Deere recommended that some of Long's claims be dismissed. Document No. 5. Long moved to amend his complaint to cure the deficiencies Judge Deere (correctly) identified. Document No. 16. He has mostly done so. Long has dropped his untenable grievance-procedure claim against Brenda Minor. He has discarded the Fourteenth Amendment claim too. He proposes to keep the co-pay claim Judge Deere recommended dismissing. According to Long, he was charged a $3 co-pay for Tylenol despite a nurse's contrary instruction. But Judge Deere is right that the claim does not reach constitutional dimensions. It is dismissed. Otherwise Long's proposed amended complaint adds useful detail to Long's original allegations. In the circumstances, the Court declines Judge Deere's recommendation, Document No.5, as moot. Long's motion to amend, Document No. 16, is granted; the Clerk is directed to file Document No. 16-1 as Long's Amended Complaint. But the Court must dismiss Long's new "supplemental claim," Document No. 16-1, at 21-24, without prejudice. Long cannot have exhausted grievances on that claim before filing this lawsuit, because the alleged conduct happened afterward. 42 U.S.C. ยง 1997e(a). And his co-pay claim is dismissed as noted above. The Court notes that some pending motions duplicate other unresolved motions. Long should focus on the quality and not the quantity of his filings. If this excessive filing continues, the Court will consider corrective restrictions on Long's filing privileges. So Ordered. D.P. Marshall Jr. C/ United States District Judge J/ ~ -2- ;;l.D I')..

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