McArty v. Arkansas, State of et al
Filing
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ORDER directing the Defendants to provide the information requested within this Order within fifteen days. Ruling on the Summary Judgment Motion will be held in abeyance, pending receipt of such information. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney on 3/13/2015. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION
RANDALL T. MCARTY,
ADC #101563
v.
PLAINTIFF
5:14CV00037-JLH-JTK
STATE OF ARKANSAS, et al.
DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Plaintiff has responded (Doc. No. 37) to Defendants’ Summary Judgment Motion (Doc. No.
58), and asks the Court to direct Defendants to provide information to the Court, in camera, to
determine its relevance in addressing certain disputed issues of fact. Specifically, Plaintiff requests
information about inmate Brian Winston, his attacker, which is relevant to his claim that Defendants
knew the risk of danger to Plaintiff by housing Winston with Plaintiff.
Although Plaintiff
previously sought this information during the discovery process, the Court denied his Motion to
Compel, finding the information to be protected by privacy and security concerns (Doc. No. 40).
The Court noted in that Order, however, that if such information became relevant, it would order that
Defendants provide it for an in camera review. (Id.)
Given the Court’s prior statement about that information, Plaintiff’s current request that the
Court review the information prior to ruling on the Summary Judgment Motion, and in the
abundance of caution, the Court hereby directs the Defendants to provide the following information
for in camera review: All relevant information concerning the custody level, classification, gang
affiliation, and disciplinary history of inmate Brian Winston, ADC #121648. Defendants shall also
file a Response to Plaintiff’s Motion to Suppress his Deposition (Doc. No. 55), together with a Reply
to Plaintiff’s Response to the Summary Judgment Motion, addressing his allegations concerning the
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housing of inmates with different classification levels in the open barracks.
Defendants shall provide the above information to the Court within fifteen days of the date
of this Order. Ruling on the Summary Judgment Motion will be held in abeyance, pending receipt
of such information.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 13th day of March, 2015.
______________________________________
JEROME T. KEARNEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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