Piercefield v. Franklin County Jail Administration et al

Filing 5

ORDER directing the Plaintiff to complete and sign the attached addendum to her complaint, and return the same to the court by December 2, 2005. Plaintiff is advised that failure to return the completed addendum by December 2, 2005, may result in the dismissal, without prejudice of her complaint, for failure to prossecute and/or failure to obey an order of the court. Signed by Judge Beverly Stites Jones on November 3, 2005. (sh) Modified on 11/8/2005 to edit text (rw ).

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Piercefield v. Franklin County Jail Administration et al Doc. 5 Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH DIVISION DONNA SUZETTE PIERCEFIELD v. FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL ADMINISTRATION; and FRANKLIN COUNTY JAILERS ORDER Civil No. 05-2149 PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS Plaintiff's complaint was filed in this case on November 1, 2005. Before the undersigned is the issue of whether the complaint should be served. In order to assist the court in making such determination, it is necessary that plaintiff provide additional information with respect to her claims. Accordingly, it is ordered that plaintiff, Donna Suzette Piercefield, complete and sign the attached addendum to her complaint, and return the same to the court by December 2, 2005. Plaintiff is advised that should she fail to return the completed and executed addendum by December 2, 2005, her complaint may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute and/or for failure to obey an order of the court. IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of November 2005. /s/ Beverly Stites Jones UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 2 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH DIVISION DONNA SUZETTE PIERCEFIELD v. FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL ADMINISTRATION; and FRANKLIN COUNTY JAILERS Civil No. 05-2149 PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT TO: DONNA SUZETTE PIERCEFIELD This form is sent to you so that you may assist the court in making a determination as to the issue of whether your complaint should be served upon the defendants. Accordingly, it is required that you fill out this form and send it back to the court by December 2, 2005. Failure to do so will result in the dismissal of your complaint. The response must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, and all questions must be answered completely in the proper space provided on this form. If you need additional space, you may attach additional sheets of paper to this addendum. RESPONSE In your complaint, you allege that your rights were violated when mail that was postmarked September 2nd and 3rd was held until September 9th before being delivered to you. You state the two letters contained information from your attorney who you contact by mail. You indicate you were only given until September 12th to contact him and that was the first day you could mail him a reply. You also contend you have been denied medical attention. You state your medication AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 3 of 10 is not working. You state your medication was changed by phone without your being able to consult with a doctor and explain why the medication was not working. (1). Provide the dates of your incarceration at the Franklin County Detention Center (FCDC). Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ (2). Are you incarcerated at the FCDC solely because of pending criminal charges? Answer: Yes _________ No __________. If you answered no, please state whether you are serving a sentence of imprisonment or whether your probation, parole, or supervised release has been revoked. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ (3). You indicate some of your mail post-marked September 2nd and September 3rd was held. (A). Please state what your relationship to G. Piercefield is. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 4 of 10 ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (B). G. Piercefield was incarcerated at the Sebastian County Detention Center when he sent the letters post-marked September 2nd and 3rd. Agree______ Disagree________Without knowledge to agree or disagree________. If you disagree, explain. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (C). Both letters you state were held were from G. Piercefield. However, you state they contained information from your attorney. Please explain why your attorney did not write you directly. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 5 of 10 (D). September 2nd was a Friday. There was no mail on September 4th (Sunday) or on Monday September 5th because it was Labor Day, a federal holiday. Agree______ Disagree________Without knowledge to agree or disagree________. If you disagree, explain. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (4). Please state why you believe your mail was held at the FCDC and who you believe held your mail. In answering, be specific. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 6 of 10 (5). Please state: (a) how mail is delivered to inmates at the FCDC; (b) how frequently it is delivered; and (c) who delivers it to inmates. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (6). You also contend you have been denied adequate medical care. Please state: (a) what the medication you were originally taking was for; (b) who prescribed the medication; (c) how long you had been taking it before your incarceration at the FCDC; (d) the date the medication was changed; and (e) what the medication was changed to. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 7 of 10 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (7). Does the FCDC have a jail nurse or jail doctor? Answer: Yes _________ No __________. If you answered yes, please state who the jail nurse or doctor is and indicate if you intended to name the nurse or doctor as a defendant. If you intended to name the nurse or doctor as a defendant, please state how he or she violated your federal constitutional rights. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 8 of 10 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ If you answered no, please state who called and got your medication changed and who prescribed the new medication. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (8). You have named the FCDC administration and jailers as defendants. However, you have not identified by name any individual you believe violated your federal constitutional rights. If you do not know the names of the individuals who you believe violated your federal constitutional rights, can you provide the court with any information that would assist in identifying the individuals at issue? For instance, can you describe the person, or state what shift AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 9 of 10 he or she works, or what duties he or she performs, or provide similar information that would serve to identify these individuals. Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ AO72A (Rev. 8/82) Case 2:05-cv-02149-JLH Document 5 Filed 11/03/2005 Page 10 of 10 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS COVERED BY THE VERIFICATION MADE BY ME ON MY INITIAL COMPLAINT. _________________________________________ DONNA SUZETTE PIERCEFIELD _________________________________________ DATE AO72A (Rev. 8/82)

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