Glidewell v. Craighead County Sheriff's Department et al

Filing 2

INITIAL ORDER FOR PRO SE PRISONER-PLAINTIFFS. Directing the Clerk to forward an IFP Application, along with a copy of this Order to Plaintiff. Plaintiff must return a completed IFP Application, including an accompanying affidavit and jail account inf ormation sheet, or pay the $400 filing fee within 30 days of the date of this order. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send a copy of this Order to the ADC Trust Fund Centralized Banking Office, the ADC Compliance Division, and the Warden of the Craighead County Detention Facility. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 3/31/2017. (jak)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS JONESBORO DIVISION TIMOTHY GLIDEWELL V. PLAINTIFF CASE NO. 3:17-CV-00056 JM/BD CRAIGHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT and DOES DEFENDANTS INITIAL ORDER FOR PRO SE PRISONER-PLAINTIFFS You have filed this federal civil rights lawsuit pro se, that is, without the help of a lawyer. There are rules and procedures that you must follow in order to proceed with your lawsuit, even though you are not a lawyer. First: Follow All Court Rules. You must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as well as Local Rules for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Copies of rules can be found in the jail library. In particular, Local Rule 5.5(c)(2) explains requirements for plaintiffs, like you, who are not represented by a lawyer: 1. 2. 3. 4. You must promptly notify the Clerk and the other parties in the case of any change in address. You must inform the Court if you are transferred from one unit to another. Notifying the Court of your change in address is especially important if you are released from custody while your lawsuit is pending. If you do not keep the Court informed as to your current address, your lawsuit can be dismissed. You must monitor the progress of your case and prosecute the case diligently. You must sign all pleadings and other papers filed with the Court, and each paper you file must include your current address. If you fail to timely respond to a Court Order directing action on your part, the case may be dismissed, without prejudice. Second: Pay the Filing Fee. Every civil case filed by a prisoner – including this one – requires the plaintiff to pay a filing fee either at the beginning of the lawsuit or, if he cannot afford to pay the entire fee in a lump sum, to apply to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) so that the filing fee can be paid in monthly installments. Here, you have not filed an application to proceed IFP or paid the filing fee. The Clerk of Court is directed to enclose an IFP application along with a copy of this order. You must return a completed IFP application, including an accompanying affidavit and jail account information sheet, or pay the $400.00 filing fee within thirty (30) days of the date of this order. Otherwise, the lawsuit will be dismissed. Third: Provide Addresses for Service. All defendants must be served with the complaint and a summons within 90 days of the filing of a complaint. This includes “John/Jane Doe” defendants. Any defendant who is not served within 90 days can be dismissed, without prejudice, from the lawsuit. It is your responsibility to identify and serve defendants, including “Doe” defendants. If you are allowed to proceed IFP, the Court will order service of process on the defendants, but you are responsible for providing names and valid service addresses. Fourth: No Right to Appointed Counsel. This is a civil case. Unlike criminal cases, there is no right to have an appointed lawyer in a civil case. If your case proceeds to a jury trial, however, a lawyer will be appointed to assist you before trial. Fifth: Do Not File Your Discovery Requests. Discovery requests, such as interrogatories and requests for documents, are not to be filed with the Court. Instead, discovery requests should be sent to counsel for the defendant (or directly to the defendant if he or she is not represented by a lawyer). No discovery should be sent to a defendant until after that defendant has been served with the complaint. Sixth: Do Not Send Documents to Court Except in Two Situations. You may send documents or other evidence to the Court only if attached to a motion for summary judgment or in response to a motion for summary judgment; or if the Court orders you to send documents or other evidence. Seventh: Provide a Witness List. If your case is set for trial, as your trial date approaches, you will be asked to provide a witness list. After reviewing the witness list, the Court will subpoena necessary witnesses. 2 The Clerk of the Court is directed to send a copy of this Order to the Arkansas Department of Correction Trust Fund Centralized Banking Office, P.O. Box 8908, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611, the Arkansas Department of Correction Compliance Division, P.O. Box 20550, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71612, and the Warden of the Craighead County Detention Facility, 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401. IT IS SO ORDERED, this 31st day of March, 2017. ___________________________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 3

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