Phillips v. Singleton al

Filing 24

ORDER granting 20 Motion to Amend; denying as moot 21 Motion to Compel; granting 23 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Nicholas Rudolph Windle withdrawn. The Clerk of Court is directed to remove his name from the list of attorneys who receive Notices of Electronic Filing in this case. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on January 7, 2016. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
MICHAEL PHILLIPS
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:15-cv-04051

SHERIFF JAMES SINGLETON;
LIEUTENANT HEATH ROSS; and
the HEMPSTEAD COUNTY QUORUM
COURT

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Pending before me for decision are the following motions: (1) a Motion to Amend (ECF No.
20) filed by the Plaintiff; (2) a Motion to Compel (ECF No. 21) filed by the Plaintiff; and (3) a
Motion to Withdraw (ECF No. 23) filed by Nick Windle.
Motion to Amend (ECF No. 20)
Plaintiff asks to add as parties Sergeant Cathy Flincher, Captain Johnny Godbolt, and Dr.
Joan McClean. The Motion (ECF No. 20) is GRANTED. Plaintiff is given until January 22, 2016,
to file his Amended Complaint. The Clerk is directed to send the Plaintiff a § 1983 complaint form
to use in filing his Amended Complaint.
Motion to Compel (ECF No. 21)
This Motion (ECF No. 21) appears to be Plaintiff’s initial set of discovery requests rather
than a Motion to Compel. In response, Defendants state they have provided, or are in the process
of providing, discovery responses. The Motion (ECF No. 21) is DENIED AS MOOT.
Motion to Withdraw (ECF No. 23)
In this Motion, Nick Windle indicates he is scheduled to leave his current employment
effective January 4, 2016. He asks to be terminated as counsel for the Defendants and notes the

Defendants will continue to be represented by C. Burt Newell. He indicates that Mr. Newell is
prepared to comply with all scheduling orders.
The Motion (ECF No. 23) is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to remove Mr. Windle’s
name from the list of attorneys who receive Notices of Electronic Filing in this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 7th day of January 2016.
/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE