Lewis v. Brazell et al

Filing 32

ORDER consolidating member case No. 12-4139. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on April 7, 2014. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION

DON EARL LEWIS
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:12-cv-04100

MARTY BRAZELL; and
ERICA CALLWOOD

DEFENDANT

DON EARL LEWIS
V.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL NO. 4:12-cv-04139

STEPHEN WARD

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Plaintiff Don Lewis proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this action pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff is currently incarcerated in the Arkansas Department of Corrections
Cummins Unit in Grady, Arkansas.
Upon review of the files in the above captioned matters, I find that these actions involve
common questions of law and fact and that, for such reason, these matters should be and hereby are
consolidated for pretrial and trial pursuant to the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42.
Accordingly, the Clerk is DIRECTED to file a copy of this Order in each case listed above.
In the future, case number 4:12-cv-04100 shall be considered the lead case and all pleadings will be
docketed to that case. The Clerk is also DIRECTED to add to the lead case number 4:12-cv-04100
any Defendants named in case 4:12-cv-04139 who were not previously listed as Defendants in case
4:12-cv-04100. Finally, the Clerk is DIRECTED to file any pending motions from 4:12-cv-4139 on

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the docket in the lead case 4:12-cv-04100. The parties are directed to include both case numbers
on all future pleadings sent for filing.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 7th day of April 2014.

/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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