Duff v. Griffie et al

Filing 10

ORDER OF CONSOLIDATION. Signed by Honorable Barry A. Bryant on November 3, 2016. (mll)

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

JAMES ERNEST DUFF, II
v.

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:16-CV-04095

CORPORAL GRIFFIE, NURSE S. KING,
LT. GOLDEN ADAMS, ACTING WARDEN
MOORE, and SHERIFF RON STOVALL

JAMES ERNEST DUFF, II
V.

DEFENDANTS

PLAINTIFF
Civil No. 4:16-CV-04104

NURSE S. KING, ACTING WARDEN M. MOORE,
SHERIFF RON STOVALL, LT. GOLDEN ADAMS,
GRIEVANCE COORDINATOR A. LANDRETH

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Plaintiff James Ernest Duff, II, proceeds pro se in these actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §
1983. Plaintiff is currently incarcerated in the Miller County Correctional Facility in Texarkana,
Arkansas.
Upon review of the files in the above captioned matters, I find that these actions involve
common questions of law and fact and, 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 Civil No. 4:16-CV-04095 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 Civil No. 4:16-CV-04095 to Civil No. 4:16-CV-04104, and add any Defendants named in
case Civil No. 4:16-CV-04104 who were not previously listed in the lead case as Defendants in case

4:16-CV-04095.
The Plaintiff is directed to include both case numbers on all future pleadings sent for
filing.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of November 2016.
/s/ Barry A. Bryant
HON. BARRY A. BRYANT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE